Intel Core i5-1230U vs AMD Athlon II X2 250
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i5-1230U or AMD Athlon II X2 250 - 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 Intel Core i5-1230U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1230U was released in Q1/2022. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 was released in Q2/2009. |
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| Intel Core i5 (331) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
| 12 | Generation | 1 |
| Alder Lake U | Architecture | Propus |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i5-1230U is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i5-1230U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| 10 | Cores | 2 |
| 12 | Threads | 2 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 3.00 GHz |
| 0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.25 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 13 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 10 nm | Technology | |
| 4 | Max. displays | |
| 80 | Compute units | -- |
| 640 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12.1 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i5-1230U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core i5-1230U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 6.50 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 12.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 28 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 55.1 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1230U has a TDP of 9 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W. |
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| Intel Core i5-1230U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| 9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| 29 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i5-1230U has a 18.50 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i5-1230U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| BGA 1744 | Socket | AM3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q2/2009 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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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.
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Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-1230U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 0.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i5-1230U | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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