AMD Phenom II X3 705e vs Intel Pentium E5200

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 705e and Intel Pentium E5200 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X3 705e

Intel Pentium E5200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 705e

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1222 vs 936
7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.938 vs 0.277
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.123 vs 0.059

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs August 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1222 vs 936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.938 vs 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.123 vs 0.059

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5200

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1005 vs 962
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.446 vs 7.825

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1005 vs 962
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.446 vs 7.825

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 705e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

1005

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1222

936

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.938

0.277

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.825

10.446

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.123

0.059

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 705e	Intel Pentium E5200
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	1005
PassMark - CPU mark	1222	936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.938	0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.825	10.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.123	0.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.578
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		514

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 705e	Intel Pentium E5200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Heka	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2009	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$152	$99
Place in performance rating	3093	3101
Price now	$152.34	$89.95
Value for money (0-100)	4.31	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5200
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	758 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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)	65 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)