AMD Sempron 140 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 140 and Intel Pentium E5300 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 E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 1017
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 324 vs 316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 1017
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324 vs 316

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

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 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 906 vs 486
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 554 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	906 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	554 vs 328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 140
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

486

906

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

324

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

554

Name	AMD Sempron 140	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1017
PassMark - CPU mark	486	906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	328	554

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 140	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Wolfdale
Launch date	July 2009	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$64
Place in performance rating	2739	2727
Price now	$39.59	$15.40
Value for money (0-100)	5.46	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E5300
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	234 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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
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)