Intel Core i5-4200M vs AMD Phenom II X2 545

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-4200M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X2 545
Intel Core i5-4200M AMD Phenom II X2 545

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4200M or AMD Phenom II X2 545 - 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 i5-4200M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4200M was released in Q4/2013.

The AMD Phenom II X2 545 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 545 was released in Q2/2009.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 545 (9)
4 Generation 2
Haswell H Architecture Callisto (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4200M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). The AMD Phenom II X2 545 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-4200M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 545
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.10 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.

Intel Core i5-4200M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 545
-- 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 4600 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
20 Compute units --
160 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 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 4600 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
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4200M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 545 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4200M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 545
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4200M has a TDP of 37 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X2 545 is 80 W.

Intel Core i5-4200M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 545
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4200M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X2 545 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4200M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 545
22 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 SSE3, SSE4a
PGA 946 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q2/2009
-- Release price 65 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
770 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
398 (52%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1627 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
723 (44%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2801 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1931 (69%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
115 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
79 (69%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
295 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
152 (52%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
730 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1771 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
918 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1872 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 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.
Intel Core i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
809 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4200M AMD Phenom II X2 545
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