AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium E5500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and Intel Pentium E5500 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 E5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1040 vs 1033
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 339 vs 328
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 603 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs April 2010
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1040 vs 1033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603 vs 567

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1136 vs 1093

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1136 vs 1093

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1093

1136

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1040

1033

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

328

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

567

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Pentium E5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1093	1136
PassMark - CPU mark	1040	1033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	567

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Pentium E5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2010	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	$109
Place in performance rating	2639	2631
Price now	$32.19	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	14.92	24.15
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5500
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°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
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)