A4-1200 vs i5-680
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-680 and A4-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2055 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.09 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | Temash (2013) |
| Release date | 19 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $272 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-680 and A4-1200 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.86 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-680 and A4-1200 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1156 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-680 and A4-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-680 and A4-1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-680 and A4-1200 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 i5-680 and A4-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16.6 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon HD 8180 |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-680 and A4-1200 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-680 and A4-1200.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 April 2010 | 23 May 2013 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 4 Watt |
i5-680 has 100% more threads.
A4-1200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 1725% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-680 and A4-1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-680 is a desktop processor while A4-1200 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-680 and A4-1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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