AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 435 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 45% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1166 vs 736
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1630 vs 683
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 370 vs 242
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 997 vs 423
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs August 2007
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1166 vs 736
PassMark - CPU mark 1630 vs 683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 370 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 997 vs 423

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 435
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1166
736
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1630
683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
370
242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
997
423
Name AMD Athlon II X3 435 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark 1166 736
PassMark - CPU mark 1630 683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 370 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 997 423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.867

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 435 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Conroe
Launch date October 2009 August 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $160
Place in performance rating 2982 2991
Price now $29.99
Value for money (0-100) 24.28
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E2180
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 77 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 105 million
Base frequency 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 73.3°C
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V

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) 95 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)