AMD Athlon II X3 420e VS Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparing AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparison of video cards AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs Intel Core i5-2500T in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i5-2500T

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Top features of AMD Athlon II X3 420e

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Higher clock speed

2.60 GHz 2.30 GHz

Around 12% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i5-2500T AMD Athlon II X3 420e

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-2500T and AMD Athlon II X3 420e is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i5-2500T AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon II
Generation	2 1
CPU group	Intel Core i 2000 AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-2500T vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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	2.30 GHz 2.60 GHz
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-2500T and AMD Athlon II X3 420e along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 2000 no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.25 GHz No turbo
Execution units	6
Shader	48
Max. displays	2
Generation	6
Technology	32 nm
Release date	Q1/2011

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-2500T and AMD Athlon II X3 420e. 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 / Encode No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-2500T and AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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 16 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-2500T or AMD Athlon II X3 420e? 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)	45 W 45 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-2500T and AMD Athlon II X3 420e CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
L2-Cache	-- 1.50 MB
L3-Cache	6.00 MB --
Architecture	Sandy Bridge S Rana
Technology	32 nm 45 nm
Socket	LGA 1155 AM3
Release date	Q1/2011 Q3/2010