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).

 

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: 2411 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 2411 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
2411
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 2411 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 2984 2991
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)