AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 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 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 749 vs 599
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 674 vs 539

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 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	749 vs 599
PassMark - CPU mark	674 vs 539

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 BE-2400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

599

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

674

539

Name	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
PassMark - Single thread mark	749	599
PassMark - CPU mark	674	539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		321

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Conroe
Launch date	October 2007	June 2007
Place in performance rating	3130	3131
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)