Intel Core i5-4250U vs AMD E-450

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Intel Core i5-4250U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD E-450
Intel Core i5-4250U AMD E-450

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4250U or AMD E-450 - 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 i5-4250U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4250U was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD E-450 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD E-450 was released in Q3/2011.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family AMD E (23)
Intel Core i 4000U (26) CPU group AMD E/E1/E2-1000 (5)
4 Generation 1
Haswell U Architecture Zacate (Bobcat)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-5250U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4250U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4250U is 1.30 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the AMD E-450 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD E-450 is at 1.65 GHz.

Intel Core i5-4250U Characteristic AMD E-450
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.65 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.60 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 i5-4250U Characteristic AMD E-450
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-4250U or AMD E-450 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 5000 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6320
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 40 nm
3 Max. displays 2
40 Compute units 1
320 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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 5000 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6320
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4250U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD E-450 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-4250U Characteristic AMD E-450
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-4250U is 15 W, while the AMD E-450 has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-4250U Characteristic AMD E-450
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4250U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD E-450 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-4250U Characteristic AMD E-450
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 1168 Socket BGA 413
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price --
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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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
545 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
122 (22%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1185 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
220 (19%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
767 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
124 (16%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1455 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
217 (15%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
AMD Radeon HD 6320 @ 0.51 GHz
81 (13%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2170 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
431 (20%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
48 (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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
59 (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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
121 (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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
99 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
230 (100%)
AMD E-450 AMD E-450
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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