AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Intel Pentium D 920

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Intel Pentium D 920 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 920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 266 vs 179
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 498 vs 307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2006 vs January 2006
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	498 vs 307

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 920

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4096 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 920

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

179

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

498

307

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+	Intel Pentium D 920
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	498	307
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 920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Presler
Launch date	September 2006	January 2006
Place in performance rating	3297	3291
Price now	$53.09
Value for money (0-100)	7.68
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		920
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	376 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		63.4°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)