AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core i5-2500

Last updated: 2023-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X4 630		Intel Core i5-2500
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X4 630 or Intel Core i5-2500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Athlon II X4 630 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 630 was released in Q3/2009. The Intel Core i5-2500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2500 was released in Q1/2011.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)	CPU group	Intel Core i 2000 (28)
1	Generation	2
Propus	Architecture	Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X4 630 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 630 is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Core i5-2500 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2500 is at 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X4 630	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-2500
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.80 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon II X4 630	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-2500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Athlon II X4 630 or Intel Core i5-2500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2000
	GPU frequency	0.85 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	10.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2000
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X4 630 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-2500 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X4 630	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-2500
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 630 is 95 W, while the Intel Core i5-2500 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X4 630	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-2500
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X4 630 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-2500 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X4 630	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-2500
45 nm	Technology	32 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
AM3	Socket	LGA 1155
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009	Release date	Q1/2011
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 630 (51%)

Intel Core i5-2500 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 630 (52%)

Intel Core i5-2500 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	363 (52%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	697 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1373 (54%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2531 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	360 (49%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	737 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1244 (51%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2425 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2090 (50%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	4150 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	633 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1845 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	142 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	544 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	340 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1313 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	66 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	256 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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