AMD A4-4020 VS Intel Core i5-2500T — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparison of video cards AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Core i5-2500T in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A4-4020

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Higher clock speed

3.20 GHz 2.30 GHz

Around -39% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.40 GHz 3.30 GHz

Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Intel Core i5-2500T

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More number of cores

4 2

2 times more cores
Performance per watt

45 W 65 W

About 0.69 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A4-4020 Intel Core i5-2500T

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core i5-2500T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A4-4020 Intel Core i5-2500T
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD A Intel Core i5
Generation	2 2
CPU group	AMD A4-4000 Intel Core i 2000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Core i5-2500T by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.20 GHz 2.30 GHz
CPU Cores	2 4
Turbo (1 Core)	3.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
CPU Threads	2 4
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core i5-2500T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 7480D Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU frequency	0.72 GHz 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.25 GHz
Execution units	2 6
Shader	128 48
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB --
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	4 6
DirectX Version	11 10.1
Technology	32 nm 32 nm
Release date	Q2/2012 Q1/2011

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core i5-2500T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core i5-2500T you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory	32 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0
PCIe lanes	16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core i5-2500T.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-4020 or Intel Core i5-2500T? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 45 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core i5-2500T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L3-Cache	1.00 MB 6.00 MB
Architecture	Richland (Piledriver) Sandy Bridge S
Technology	32 nm 32 nm
Socket	FM2 LGA 1155
Release date	Q1/2014 Q1/2011