Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 787 vs 546
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 687 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2008 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	787 vs 546
PassMark - CPU mark	687 vs 346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

787

546

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

687

346

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	787	546
PassMark - CPU mark	687	346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	430

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Barton
Launch date	1 October 2008	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2936	2929
Price now	$15.90
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo
Value for money (0-100)	22.13
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	667 MHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		101 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		63 million
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		A