Intel Core i5-2410M vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Core i5-2410M vs Athlon II X2 240 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-2410M performs better than the Athlon II X2 240. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Athlon II X2 240 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i5-2410M has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Athlon II X2 240 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-2410M. In terms of cache, the Athlon II X2 240 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-2410M

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-2410M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.