AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core i5-2550k

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-2550k and AMD Athlon II X2 245 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i5-2550k AMD Athlon II X2 245
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon II
• Generation
  2 1
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 2000 AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-2550k vs AMD Athlon II X2 245 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 2.90 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-2550k and AMD Athlon II X2 245 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-2550k and AMD Athlon II X2 245. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-2550k and AMD Athlon II X2 245 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-2550k or AMD Athlon II X2 245? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-2550k and AMD Athlon II X2 245 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge S Propus
• Technology
  32 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1155 AM3
• Release date
  Q1/2012 Q3/2009