AMD A8-3820 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3820 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A8-3820

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 734
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2185 vs 678
6.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 242
11.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4806 vs 423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs August 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	2185 vs 678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1647 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4806 vs 423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3820
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2185

678

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1647

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4806

423

Name	AMD A8-3820	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	734
PassMark - CPU mark	2185	678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1647	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4806	423
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	893

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3820	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Conroe
Launch date	December 2011	August 2007
Place in performance rating	1859	3003
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2180
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring