AMD E-300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD E-300 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD E-300

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 65 nm
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 34 Watt

Launch date	22 August 2011 vs 1 October 2008
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 34 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Around 62% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 787 vs 394
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 687 vs 339
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 241 vs 104
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 430 vs 186

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	787 vs 394
PassMark - CPU mark	687 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	241 vs 104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	430 vs 186

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

394

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

687

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

104

241

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

186

430

Name	AMD E-300	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark	394	787
PassMark - CPU mark	339	687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	104	241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	186	430
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.83
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	250
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1461
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	250
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1461

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E-300	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zacate	Merom
Launch date	22 August 2011	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	2920	2937
Series	AMD E-Series	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$15.90
Value for money (0-100)		22.13
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	34 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)