AMD Sempron 130 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 130 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.

AMD Sempron 130

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1059 vs 736

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2011 vs August 2007
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059 vs 736

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 683 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	683 vs 511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 130
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1059

736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

511

683

Name	AMD Sempron 130	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059	736
PassMark - CPU mark	511	683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		423

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 130	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Conroe
Launch date	August 2011	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$25
Place in performance rating	2250	2992
Price now	$24.99
Value for money (0-100)	7.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2180
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	234 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
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)	45 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)