AMD Athlon X2 4450e vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 4450e and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, 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).

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 587
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 867 vs 538
5.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 190
5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 321

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs June 2007
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 587
PassMark - CPU mark	867 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 321

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 4450e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

587

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

538

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1045

190

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1701

321

Name	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	587
PassMark - CPU mark	867	538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045	190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701	321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Conroe
Launch date	April 2008	June 2007
Place in performance rating	2622	3156
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2140
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		L2=61.4°C; G0+M0=73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775, PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)