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AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-4200H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2016
AMD Athlon X4 845
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Q4/2013
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Intel Core i5-4200H
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What's the best choice AMD Athlon X4 845 or Intel Core i5-4200H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon X4 845 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Core i5-4200H has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 47 W. Released in Q4/2013.

Differences

AMD Athlon X4 845 Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon X4 845
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon X4 845 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    800 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    695 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    536 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    412 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    556 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    435 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    605 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    47 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-4200H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    608 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    681 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    733 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    853 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    946 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X4 845
Intel Core i5-4200H Intel Core i5-4200H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon X4 (Carizzo) left arrow Intel Core i 4000M/4000H
  • Family
    AMD Athlon left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11.1
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 20
  • Generation
    - left arrow 7.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2013
  • Shader
    - left arrow 160
  • Technology
    - left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-4200H and AMD Athlon X4 845. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-2133 left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i5-4200H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 47 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i5-4200H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Carizzo left arrow Haswell H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q4/2013
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow BGA 1364
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i5-4200H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

93.000000
AMD Athlon X4 845
130.000000
Intel Core i5-4200H
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

316.000000
AMD Athlon X4 845
325.000000
Intel Core i5-4200H

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