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Intel logo Core i5-2500S
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AMD logo Athlon X4 840

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General information Core i5-2500S Athlon X4 840
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA1155 FM2+
Clock 2.7 GHz 12.9 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 2.6 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-2500S Athlon X4 840
Overall Score 38511 0 % 38273 0.6 %
Future Proof 23 % 50 % 46 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2199 0 % 2146 2.4 %
Single Thread Score 1639.4 0 % 1474.6 10.1 %
Encrypting Data 5057.7 MB/s 0 % 4944.1 MB/s 2.2 %
Compressing Data 53.7 MB/s 2.2 % 54.9 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 7350.1 thousand/s 0 % 6513 thousand/s 11.4 %
Prime numbers generation 21.9 millions/s 0 % 12.9 millions/s 40.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 11746.4 millions/s 40.6 % 19769.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6047.1 millions/s 0 % 5402.3 millions/s 10.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2500S, Athlon X4 840.

Average frames per second Core i5-2500S Athlon X4 840
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 69.1 FPS 68.4 FPS
High settings 110.6 FPS 109.5 FPS
Medium settings 138.3 FPS 136.8 FPS
Low settings 172.8 FPS 171.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-2500S Athlon X4 840
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.4 FPS 118.0 FPS
High settings 189.4 FPS 188.8 FPS
Medium settings 236.8 FPS 236.0 FPS
Low settings 296.0 FPS 295.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %
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