AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 440 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 440

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 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 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1194 vs 681
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1712 vs 648
  • Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 364 vs 198
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 942 vs 347
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 1.8 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 1194 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1712 vs 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 364 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 942 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

  • 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 440
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1194
681
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1712
648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
364
198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
942
347
Name AMD Athlon II X3 440 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark 1194 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1712 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 364 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 942 347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.984

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 440 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Conroe
Launch date January 2010 Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP) $47
Place in performance rating 3076 3065
Price now $26.99
Value for money (0-100) 28.04
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E2160
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 3 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 105 million
Base frequency 1.80 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)