AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.4 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
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 305 vs 299
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 995 vs 507

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2008 vs March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305 vs 299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995 vs 507

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

305

299

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

507

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305	299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995	507
PassMark - Single thread mark		915
PassMark - CPU mark		846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.07

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Conroe
Launch date	July 2008	March 2008
Place in performance rating	3136	3138
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2220
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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