i5-450M vs A4-4020

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Aggregate performance score

A4-4020
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.80
+2.6%
Core i5-450M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.78

A4-4020 outperforms Core i5-450M by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-4020 and Core i5-450M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26202637
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.162.11
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateJanuary 2014 (10 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$32

Detailed specifications

A4-4020 and Core i5-450M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache96K64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A4-4020 and Core i5-450M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4020 and Core i5-450M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A4-4020 and Core i5-450M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4020 and Core i5-450M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4020 and Core i5-450M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7480DIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-4020 and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4020 and Core i5-450M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-4020 0.80
+2.6%
i5-450M 0.78

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-4020 1268
+2.3%
i5-450M 1239

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-4020 336
i5-450M 347
+3.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-4020 438
i5-450M 674
+53.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.78
Integrated graphics card 0.72 0.77
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A4-4020 has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score.

i5-450M, on the other hand, has 6.9% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-4020 and Core i5-450M.

Note that A4-4020 is a desktop processor while Core i5-450M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-4020 and Core i5-450M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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