AMD Phenom II X4 900e vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 900e and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom II X4 900e

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1505 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1505 vs 702

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 917

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	946 vs 917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 900e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

946

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1505

702

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
PassMark - Single thread mark	917	946
PassMark - CPU mark	1505	702

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Wolfdale
Launch date	June 2009	June 2009
Place in performance rating	2380	2381
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	758 million	228 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt