AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Intel Pentium D 840

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Intel Pentium D 840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Intel Pentium D 840

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 266 vs 186
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 498 vs 309

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2006 vs May 2005
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266 vs 186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	498 vs 309

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 840

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 840

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

186

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

498

309

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+	Intel Pentium D 840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266	186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	498	309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+	Intel Pentium D 840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Smithfield
Launch date	September 2006	May 2005
Place in performance rating	3297	3288
Price now	$53.09
Value for money (0-100)	7.68
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		840
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	206 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	230 million
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69.8°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)