AMD Athlon II N350 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II N350 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II N350

Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N350

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 983 vs 768
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 856 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 1 October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	983 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark	856 vs 652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II N350
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

768

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

856

652

Name	AMD Athlon II N350	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	983	768
PassMark - CPU mark	856	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1795

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II N350	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Merom
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	2318	2302
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117.5 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	234 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	Socket P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)