AMD Athlon II P340 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II P340 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II P340

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P340

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 34 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 843 vs 787
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 704 vs 687

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 1 October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 34 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	843 vs 787
PassMark - CPU mark	704 vs 687

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 241 vs 219
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 430 vs 381

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	241 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	430 vs 381

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II P340
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

843

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

704

687

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

219

241

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

381

430

Name	AMD Athlon II P340	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark	843	787
PassMark - CPU mark	704	687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219	241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	381	430

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II P340	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Merom
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	2922	2936
Price now	$44.95	$15.90
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Core 2 Duo
Value for money (0-100)	8.19	22.13
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	667 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	34 Watt