AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs Intel Pentium E5700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and Intel Pentium E5700 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).

AMD Athlon II X3 460

Intel Pentium E5700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 74.1°C
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 1197
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2008 vs 1084
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 343
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1013 vs 583

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs August 2010
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 74.1°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395 vs 1197
PassMark - CPU mark	2008 vs 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013 vs 583

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

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

L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2008

1084

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

583

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 460	Intel Pentium E5700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1197
PassMark - CPU mark	2008	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013	583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.511

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 460	Intel Pentium E5700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Wolfdale
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$110
OPN PIB	ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating	2582	2585
Price now	$38.99	$14.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X3	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	21.59	34.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5700
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	169 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
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
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)