Intel Core i5-2510E vs AMD A9-9425

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Intel Core i5-2510E CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A9-9425
Intel Core i5-2510E AMD A9-9425

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-2510E or AMD A9-9425 - 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 i5-2510E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2510E was released in Q1/2011.

The AMD A9-9425 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9425 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group AMD A9-9000 (4)
2 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2510E is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). The AMD A9-9425 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i5-2510E Characteristic AMD A9-9425
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 GHz

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 i5-2510E Characteristic AMD A9-9425
-- 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 2000 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 3
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
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.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
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 i5-2510E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A9-9425 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-2510E Characteristic AMD A9-9425
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-2510E has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD A9-9425 is 15 W.

Intel Core i5-2510E Characteristic AMD A9-9425
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2510E has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD A9-9425 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-2510E Characteristic AMD A9-9425
32 nm Technology 28 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, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
PGA 988 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2011 Release date Q2/2017
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
592 (100%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
491 (83%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1305 (100%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
831 (64%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (32%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325 (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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1890 (100%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1529 (81%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
527 (100%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1037 (100%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
195 (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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
284 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
4 (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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
299 (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.
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
82 (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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
141 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-2510E AMD A9-9425
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