i5-480M vs Athlon 5350

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5350
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.12
+34.9%
Core i5-480M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.83

Athlon 5350 outperforms Core i5-480M by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24012595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency4.242.24
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)11 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$81

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.05 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.05 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M 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)
SocketAM1BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4+
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M 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 Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels12
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 R3 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes416

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.

Athlon 5350 1.12
+34.9%
i5-480M 0.83

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.

Athlon 5350 1787
+34.9%
i5-480M 1325

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.

Athlon 5350 222
i5-480M 363
+63.5%

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.

Athlon 5350 655
i5-480M 685
+4.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 0.83
Recency 9 April 2014 11 January 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon 5350 has a 34.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 5350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-480M in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 5350 is a desktop processor while Core i5-480M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5350 and Core i5-480M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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