AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 220

Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 1075
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1040 vs 997

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs April 2008
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1093 vs 1075
PassMark - CPU mark	1040 vs 997

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Around 1% higher clock speed: 2.83 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 371 vs 339
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 628 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.83 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	371 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	628 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1093

1075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1040

997

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

371

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

628

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1093	1075
PassMark - CPU mark	1040	997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	628

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2010	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$32
Place in performance rating	2639	2645
Price now	$32.19	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.92	29.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E8300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Base frequency		2.83 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)