AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium D 820

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and Intel Pentium D 820 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 Pentium D 820

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 339 vs 179
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 603 vs 307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs May 2005
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603 vs 307

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 820

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 820

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

179

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

307

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Pentium D 820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091
PassMark - CPU mark	1038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	307

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Pentium D 820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Smithfield
Launch date	September 2010	May 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$32
Place in performance rating	2658	3302
Price now	$32.19
Value for money (0-100)	14.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		820
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	206 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	230 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Maximum core temperature		64.1°C
Number of threads		2
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)