Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs i5-2450M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2450M
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.31
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
7.94
+506%

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U outperforms Core i5-2450M by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2273950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency3.5450.06
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$823no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2521
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size149 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors624 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1023,PPGA988FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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 i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2450M and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

i5-2450M 1.31
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 7.94
+506%

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.

i5-2450M 2081
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 12617
+506%

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.

i5-2450M 457
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1313
+187%

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.

i5-2450M 879
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4594
+423%

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.

i5-2450M 3919
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 5289
+35%

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.

i5-2450M 8542
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 27559
+223%

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.

i5-2450M 3442
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 10182
+196%

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.

i5-2450M 3
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 13
+369%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-2450M 1.2
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 2.02
+68.3%

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.

i5-2450M 1.4
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 5.4
+286%

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.

i5-2450M 2849
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 3795
+33.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.31 7.94
Integrated graphics card 0.66 6.04
Recency 1 January 2012 7 May 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U has a 506.1% higher aggregate performance score, 815.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2450M in performance tests.


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