Athlon X2 L310 vs i5-4278U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2009not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i52x AMD Athlon
Power efficiency5.99no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Conesus (2009)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size181 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Graphics 5100no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4278U and Athlon X2 L310.

PCIe version2no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-4278U 2818
+757%
Athlon X2 L310 329

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-4278U 916
+690%
Athlon X2 L310 116

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-4278U 1793
+801%
Athlon X2 L310 199

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 July 2014 10 September 2009
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 13 Watt

i5-4278U has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X2 L310, on the other hand, has 115.4% lower power consumption.

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