i5-2430M vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data3.41
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M 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 speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size258 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M 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)
SocketAM3PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
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

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M 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 Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M 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 Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 1 October 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

i5-2430M has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 555 BE and Core i5-2430M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X2 555 BE is a desktop processor while Core i5-2430M is a notebook one.


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