AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Pentium E5200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and Intel Pentium E5200 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).

AMD Athlon II X3 445

Intel Pentium E5200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 445

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1264 vs 998
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1820 vs 932
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 296
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 514
6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.743 vs 0.277
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.083 vs 0.059

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs August 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1264 vs 998
PassMark - CPU mark	1820 vs 932
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383 vs 296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036 vs 514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.743 vs 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.083 vs 0.059

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5200

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.446 vs 4.487

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.446 vs 4.487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1264

998

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1820

932

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

296

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

514

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.743

0.277

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.487

10.446

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.083

0.059

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 445	Intel Pentium E5200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1264	998
PassMark - CPU mark	1820	932
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.743	0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.487	10.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.083	0.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.169

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 445	Intel Pentium E5200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Wolfdale
Launch date	May 2010	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$91	$99
Place in performance rating	3068	3131
Price now	$91	$89.95
Value for money (0-100)	8.33	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5200
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.50 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)	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)