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 Athlon II X2 240 performs better than the Core i5-2410M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2410M 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.