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).

AMD Athlon II X3 435

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

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	2990
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)