Intel
$225
AMDYD170XBCAEWOF
 $225 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 118,306 user samples
51,836 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 25% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 25% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 828th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
66,470 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 380th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
48.9 % 71 % Much faster effective speed.
+45%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
72.9 Pts +4% 70.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
61.5 Pts 103 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+67%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
104 Pts 202 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+94%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
146 Pts 386 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+164%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
150 Pts 674 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+349%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
89.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12%
79.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
79.8 Pts 116 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+45%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
139 Pts 226 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+63%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
192 Pts 444 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+131%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
192 Pts 813 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+323%
Market Share
Based on 67,719,385 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money
51.8 % 75.3 % Much better value.
+45%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 70 % More popular.
+27%
Price
Price (score)
$225 $225
Age
Newest
147 Months 85 Months Much more recent.
+42%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
35 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+63%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.5 GHz 3.4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+36%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+23%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
192 Pts 1183 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+516%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
150 Pts 1032 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+588%
Series
CPU Architecture
Sandy Bridge Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCBGA1023 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 3000 None
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The Intel Core i5-2450M is a mid-range dual-core four threaded mobile processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2012 and is a slightly quicker version of the i5-2410M which launched a year earlier. At the time of release, the 2450M was reasonably fast with an effective speed of 61: the base clock speed is 2.5 GHz which can boost up to 3.1 GHz. The TDP of 35W is relatively high by modern standards and is halved in the i5-3317U (see full comparison). A lower TDP leads to extended battery life which is obviously a big plus for mobile processors. The i5-2450M features integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 which isn't adequate for most modern games but it's absolutely fine for handling typical tasks such as browsing and word processing. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X isn't due for release until next week but two of our users have already submitted benchmarks. Comparing the quad and single core scores from our samples shows a relative 4.3% boost on the single core score so it’s possible that turbo wasn’t fully engaged (12% turbo boost expected). These preliminary results are seriously impressive as they put Zen’s IPC between 0% and 9% below Intel’s Kaby Lake. Even in the worst case scenario these results are still impressive. Comparing Intel’s $1,000 6900K and the 1700X shows that AMD delivers comparable performance for half the price! A shake-up of the CPU market will unfold as Zen rolls out. If Ryzen CPUs can overclock to 4.6+ GHz they will likely dominate the entire market putting a very welcome end to the monotonous tick-tock of recent years. [Feb '17 CPUPro]

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