Intel Core i5-2320 vs AMD Athlon 240GE

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-2320 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon 240GE
Intel Core i5-2320 AMD Athlon 240GE

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-2320 or AMD Athlon 240GE - 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 i5-2320 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2320 was released in Q3/2011.

The AMD Athlon 240GE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 240GE was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i5 Family AMD Athlon
Intel Core i 2000 CPU group AMD Athlon 200
2 Generation 5
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Raven Ridge (Zen+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2320 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2320 is 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the AMD Athlon 240GE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 240GE is at --.

4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-2320 or AMD Athlon 240GE 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.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo)
6 GPU Generation 8
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Execution units 3
48 Shader 192
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-2320 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Athlon 240GE supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Bandwidth --
No ECC Yes
L2 Cache
6.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-2320 is 95 W, while the AMD Athlon 240GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2320 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon 240GE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1155 Socket AM4 (LGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2018
177 $ Release price 75 $
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
334 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
841 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (25%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5489 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1194 (100%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
142 (100%)
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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.

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
397 (100%)
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Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-2320 AMD Athlon 240GE
Unknown Unknown

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