AMD E-240 vs Intel Pentium SU4100

Comparative analysis of AMD E-240 and Intel Pentium SU4100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-240

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 614 vs 174
  • Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 557 vs 299
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 November 2010 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency 1.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 614 vs 174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 557 vs 299

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium SU4100

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 18 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 527 vs 403
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 501 vs 195
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 18 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 527 vs 403
PassMark - CPU mark 501 vs 195

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-240
CPU 2: Intel Pentium SU4100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
403
527
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
195
501
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
614
174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
557
299
Name AMD E-240 Intel Pentium SU4100
PassMark - Single thread mark 403 527
PassMark - CPU mark 195 501
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 614 174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 557 299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.462

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD E-240 Intel Pentium SU4100

Essentials

Architecture codename Zacate Penryn
Launch date 9 November 2010 September 2009
Place in performance rating 3179 3193
Series AMD E-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 75 mm 107 mm
L1 cache 64 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 1.5 GHz 1.3 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 1
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FT1 BGA 413-Ball Intel BGA 956
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt 10 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology