The AMD Phenom II X4 980 is newer than Intel Core i5-2405S @ 2.50GHz, while Intel Core i5-2405S @ 2.50GHz is around 10% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but AMD Phenom II X4 980 is around 5% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Core i5-2405S @ 2.50GHz uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 146 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
- The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
- The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
- An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the
CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
- The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.