Athlon Neo MV-40 vs i5-2400

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2400
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.43
+1329%
Athlon Neo MV-40
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.17

Core i5-2400 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 1329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17733274
Place by popularity41not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.86no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)AMD Athlon Neo
Power efficiency2.421.07
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Huron (2009)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA1155ASB1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i5-2400 2.43
+1329%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0.17

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.

i5-2400 3866
+1306%
Athlon Neo MV-40 275

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-2400 4425
+247%
Athlon Neo MV-40 1274

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-2400 15344
+1236%
Athlon Neo MV-40 1149

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-2400 5715
+831%
Athlon Neo MV-40 614

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-2400 11.7
+772%
Athlon Neo MV-40 102

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-2400 5
+1442%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-2400 2.4
+3900%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-2400 3194
+862%
Athlon Neo MV-40 332

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-2400 27
+1262%
Athlon Neo MV-40 2

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-2400 137
+1081%
Athlon Neo MV-40 12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 0.17
Recency 9 January 2011 6 January 2009
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

i5-2400 has a 1329.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon Neo MV-40, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-2400 is a desktop processor while Athlon Neo MV-40 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2400 and Athlon Neo MV-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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