Intel Core i5-2430M vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

Last updated: 2023-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-2430M		AMD Athlon II X4 640
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-2430M or AMD Athlon II X4 640 - 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 i5-2430M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2430M was released in Q4/2011. The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has 4 cores with 4 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 X4 640 was released in Q2/2010.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 2000M (46)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
2	Generation	1
Sandy Bridge H	Architecture	Propus
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Athlon II X4 740

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-2430M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.
Intel Core i5-2430M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 640
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.40 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	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.
Intel Core i5-2430M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 640
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The 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.
Intel HD Graphics 3000	GPU	no iGPU
0.65 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
12	Compute units	--
96	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
10.1	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel HD Graphics 3000	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-2430M supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 640 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-2430M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 640
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	--
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-2430M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 640 is 95 W.
Intel Core i5-2430M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 640
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-2430M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 640 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-2430M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 640
32 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
PPGA 988	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011	Release date	Q2/2010
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2430M (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 640 (66%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2430M (97%)

AMD Athlon II X4 640 (95%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	581 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	386 (66%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1259 (95%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1332 (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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2060 (95%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2161 (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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	655 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	557 (85%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	389 (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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1471 (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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	525 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1025 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	152 (100%)

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 i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	582 (100%)

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 i5-2430M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz	230 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	71 (100%)

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 i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	274 (100%)

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