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2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2400 Processor vs. Previous Generation Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor

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Intel® Core™ i5-2400 processor

Our most popular family member adapts and looks better than ever. The 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor delivers even more performance automatically when you need it and now has a better visual PC experience built in.

With Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0,1 the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor increases your PC's speed automatically for whatever you're doing on your PC. The 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor also includes built-in visuals,2 a rich set of new features for a stunning and seamless visual PC experience with no additional hardware required.

The performance comparisons shown below are some examples of how a 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor can significantly improve your computing experience.

Boost your visual performance

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Stunning visual experience

Intel® High Definition Experience and Performance Rate Test (Intel® HDXPRT) "Play HD Experience" rating describes the playback experience of the test system while playing HD videos in H.264 and Flash formats. The five star rating system indicates the quality of experience (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, or Very Poor) delivered by the test PC. The 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family with Intel® HD Graphics brings enthusiast-class video playback to your PC.

Play HD experience

Intel® Core™ i5 processor family desktop PC configuration

January 2011

Desktop PC configurations
Intel® Processor Name Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2400 Processor
Number of
cores / threads		 2/4 4/4
Processor speed 3.20 GHz 3.10 GHz
Processor third level cache Unified 4MB L3 Unified 6MB L3
Motherboard manufacturer Intel® DH57JG Intel® DH67BL
Chipset Intel® H57 Express Chipset Intel® H67 Express Chipset
Chipset Intel® INF file 9.1.0.1007 9.2.0.1009
Platform BIOS JGIBX10J.86A.0537 V.35??
System memory 4 GB (2x2GB) Micron* MT16JTF25664AZ-1G4 CL9 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 4 GB (2x2GB) Micron* MT16JTF25664AZ-1G4 CL9 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 1T
Hard disk Seagate* 1TB Barracuda SATA2 7200rpm Seagate* 1TB Barracuda SATA2 7200rpm
Hard disk driver Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) 9.6.0.1014 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) 9.6.0.1032
Video card Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD2000 Graphics
Video driver 15.17.7.64.2141 8.15.10.1.2246
Graphics resolution 1920 x 1200 resolution, 32-bit color 1920 x 1200 resolution, 32-bit color
Operating system Microsoft* Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, on NTFS Microsoft* Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, on NTFS
Microsoft DirectX* version Microsoft DirectX 11 Microsoft DirectX 11
Power management mode High performance High performance

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1. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel Turbo Boost Technology. For more information, see www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html.


2. PCMark* Vantage is a collection of various single- and multi-threaded CPU, Graphics, and HDD test sets with the focus on Windows Vista* application tests. Tests have been selected to represent a subset of the individual Windows Vista Consumer Scenarios.


3. Painless multitasking test consists of two different applications. The ArcSoft MediaConverter* 7 input is a 1.7GB 15min 8 sec 1080i MPEG2* video clip (similar to that obtained by a DVR), and the output is a 480x320 MP4* suitable for Apple iPhone*. The Bibble* Lite workload is 200 8.2MP images in RAW format. The total size of all the photos is 2.53 GB. The photos are converted to JPEG format using default settings.


4. Intel® High Definition Experience and Performance Rate Test 2010 (Intel® HDXPRT 2010) is a benchmark that runs consumer digital media applications on a PC, measures performance, and provides an indicator of the expected quality of video playback. Intel® HDXPRT 2010 automatically runs tests using commercially available applications from the following usage categories: music encoding, photo and video editing, and High Definition video playback. Results may vary depending on many variables including the processor, memory, disk drive, graphics card, and operating system on the test system. For more information go to: www.intelcapabilitiesforum.net/downloads/hdxprt/.


5. 3DMark Vantage* is a 3D graphics benchmark, designed for Microsoft Windows Vista* and DirectX* 10. It includes two graphics tests, two CPU tests, and several feature tests. The CPU tests measures the contribution of the processor on 3D graphical performance while the graphics test measures game simulation performance.


6. CyberLink MediaEspresso* 6 - Video conversion workload consist of a 4-minute, 449 MB, 1920x1080i, 18884 kbps, MPG2 video file that one would have obtained when recording TV to their PC. The file is transcoded to a smaller 640x360, H.264, .MP4* file for viewing on a portable device such as an iPhone* or iPod* Touch.


7. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel® microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark* and MobileMark*, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.


8. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel® products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit www.intel.com/performance/index.htm or call (U.S.) 1-800-628-8686 or 1-916-356-3104. Relative performance is calculated by assigning a baseline value of 1.0 to one benchmark result, and then dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms, and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported. See also www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/benchmarks/resources-benchmark-limitations.html.


9. Relative performance for each benchmark is calculated by taking the actual benchmark result for the first platform tested and assigning it a value of 1.0 as a baseline. Relative performance for the remaining platforms tested was calculated by dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported.