CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz	AMD A8-3500M APU
Price	$89.11¹	$69.95 BUY NOW!
Socket Type	PGA988B	FS1
CPU Class	Laptop	Laptop
Clockspeed	2.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
Turbo Speed	Up to 3.0 GHz	Up to 2.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores	2 (2 logical cores per physical)	4
Max TDP	35W	35W
Yearly Running Cost	$6.39	$6.39
First Seen on Chart	Q2 2011	Q2 2011
# of Samples	3452	238
Single Thread Rating	1363	560
CPU Mark	3286	1980

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of September 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz	3,286
AMD A8-3500M APU	1,980
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,195
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	17,174
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,980
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,929
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,142
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of September 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz	36.88
AMD A8-3500M APU	28.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	40.80
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	47.84
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	73.83
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	45.51
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	41.04
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of September 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz	1,363
AMD A8-3500M APU	560
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,895
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	2,819
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,185
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,698
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,628
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

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Estimated Energy Usage Cost

Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)¹
Power cost, $ per kWh²

¹Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
²Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.

	Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz	AMD A8-3500M APU
Max TDP	35W	35W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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