i5-2537M vs A6 PRO-7400B

Aggregate performance score

A6 PRO-7400B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.03
+33.8%
Core i5-2537M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.77

A6 PRO-7400B outperforms Core i5-2537M by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24392631
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.504.29
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date31 July 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M 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 speed3.5 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M 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)
SocketFM2+BGA1023,FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8.01 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
iGPU core count4no data
Number of pipelines256no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6 PRO-7400B and Core i5-2537M.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

A6 PRO-7400B 1.03
+33.8%
i5-2537M 0.77

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.

A6 PRO-7400B 1640
+34.1%
i5-2537M 1223

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.

A6 PRO-7400B 432
+40.7%
i5-2537M 307

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.

A6 PRO-7400B 702
+20.4%
i5-2537M 583

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.77
Recency 31 July 2014 1 February 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

A6 PRO-7400B has a 33.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

i5-2537M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The A6 PRO-7400B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2537M in performance tests.

Note that A6 PRO-7400B is a desktop processor while Core i5-2537M is a notebook one.


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