AMD A8-4500M vs Intel Core i5-2410M (PGA)

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AMD A8-4500M advantages

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The A8-4500M packs more processing cores than the Core i5-2410M processor. Large number of cores helps this microprocessor to process many threads or applications at once.
The processor supports F16C, FMA4 and XOP instructions, that were introduced in modern CPUs not too far ago. Although these extensions are not extensively used in programs yet, their support should improve in future applications.
The CPU has FMA3 instruction set extension enabled. Only AMD CPUs have this technology, therefore not many software vendors may support it in the future.

Intel Core i5-2410M (PGA) advantages

The Core i5-2410M microprocessor comes with higher operating frequency than the A8-4500M.

A8-4500M vs i5-2410M specifications comparison

The charts below compare the most important Intel Core i5-2410M and A8-4500M characteristics. These features, as well as an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a CPU performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph displays the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph corresponds to the number of additional threads, provided by Hyper-Threading technology. The "Operating frequency" chart uses dark color to represent base frequency, whereas lighter area is for extra frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. While the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads

5
4
3
2
1
0

4

4

Higher is better

Operating frequency

4
3.2
2.4
1.6
0.8
0

2.8GHz

2.9GHz

Higher is better

On-chip L2 + L3 cache

5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0

4096KB

3584KB

Higher is better

Thermal Design Power

40
32
24
16
8
0

35W

35W

Lower is better

- AMD A8-4500M - Intel Core i5-2410M (PGA)

Detailed side by side comparison of A8-4500M vs i5-2410M specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.

Pros and Cons summary


A8-4500M	Core i5-2410M (PGA)
General recommendations: More cores for better multi-threading performance, Features F16C / FMA4 / XOP instructions	General recommendations: Clocked higher
Drawbacks: Clocked lower	Drawbacks: Not as many CPU cores, Does not support some instructions

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A8-4500M	Core i5-2410M (PGA)
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Similar CPUs utilize the same core and fit the same socket as AMD A8-4500M and Intel Core i5-2410M (PGA).

Where to buy

The CPUs are sold only as tray chips. They are not stocked by big stores, however they may be offered by smaller shops.

Specifications

	AMD A8-4500M	Intel Core i5-2410M (PGA)
	Basic details
Market segment	Mobile
Manufacturer	AMD	Intel
Family	AMD A8-Series for Notebooks	Intel Core i5 Mobile
Model number	A8-4500M	i5-2410M
CPU part number	AM4500DEC44HJ	FF8062700845205
Introduction date	May 15, 2012	February 20, 2011

	CPU features
Core name	Trinity	Sandy Bridge
Microarchitecture	Piledriver	Sandy Bridge
Technology (micron)	0.032
Data width (bits)	64
Socket	Socket FS1 (FS1r2)	Socket G2
Frequency (MHz)	1900	2300
Turbo Frequency (MHz)	2800	2900 / 2700
Clock Multiplier		23
L1 cache	128 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)	64 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)	4096	512
L3 cache (KB)		3072
Max temperature (°C)	100
TDP (Watt)	35
Core voltage (V)	0.8125 - 1.3
Cores	4	2
Threads	4
Multiprocessing	1

	Instruction set extensions
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard	+
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology	+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions	+
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion	+	-
FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add	+	-
FMA4 / 4-operand Fused Multiply-Add	+	-
MMX	+
SSE	+
SSE2	+
SSE3	+
SSE4.1	+
SSE4.2	+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3	+
XOP / eXtended Operations	+	-

	Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading	-	+
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep	+
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost	+
Virtualization	+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit	+

	Integrated Graphics
GPU Type	Radeon HD 7640G	HD 3000
Base frequency (MHz)	496	650
Maximum frequency (MHz)	685	1200

	Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers	1
Memory channels	2
Supported memory	DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1600 DDR3U-1333	DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333

Notes:

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For detailed specifications of "AMD A8-4500M" or "Intel Core i5-2410M (PGA)" parts please click on the links in the table header.

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Last modified: 13 May 2013