AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 630 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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 X4 630

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 821
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2157 vs 738
  • Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 347 vs 258
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1155 vs 438
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2009 vs December 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 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 1129 vs 821
PassMark - CPU mark 2157 vs 738
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 347 vs 258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1155 vs 438

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

  • 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 X4 630
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1129
821
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2157
738
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
347
258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1155
438
Name AMD Athlon II X4 630 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1129 821
PassMark - CPU mark 2157 738
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 347 258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1155 438
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.684

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 630 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Essentials

Architecture codename Propus Conroe
Launch date September 2009 December 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $63
Place in performance rating 2966 2912
Price now $42.99
Value for money (0-100) 21.49
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E2200
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 2.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 300 million 105 million
Base frequency 2.20 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)