AMD Sempron 140 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 140 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 140

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.8 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 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1038 vs 682
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 324 vs 198

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1038 vs 682
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324 vs 198

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 657 vs 492
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 347 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	657 vs 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	347 vs 328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 140
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1038

682

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

324

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

347

Name	AMD Sempron 140	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	1038	682
PassMark - CPU mark	492	657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	328	347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 140	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Conroe
Launch date	July 2009	Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2741	3072
Price now	$39.59
Value for money (0-100)	5.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2160
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	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	234 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 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)