AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B95 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
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
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1242 vs 736
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2401 vs 683
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 242
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1280 vs 423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs August 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242 vs 736
PassMark - CPU mark	2401 vs 683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280 vs 423

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B95
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1242

736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2401

683

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

386

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1280

423

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242	736
PassMark - CPU mark	2401	683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280	423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Conroe
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	October 2009	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
OPN Tray	HDXB95WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2983	2990
Price now	$72.95
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	14.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2180
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	258 mm	77 mm2
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	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	758 million	105 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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)	95 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)