Intel Core i3-2105 vs Intel Pentium E5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2105 and Intel Pentium E5500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Core i3-2105

Intel Pentium E5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2105

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1419 vs 1134
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1846 vs 1040
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 563 vs 328
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1241 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs April 2010
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1419 vs 1134
PassMark - CPU mark	1846 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	563 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1241 vs 567

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2105
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1419

1134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1846

1040

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

563

328

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1241

567

Name	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Pentium E5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1419	1134
PassMark - CPU mark	1846	1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	563	328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1241	567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.241

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Pentium E5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	May 2011	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$145	$109
Place in performance rating	2620	2637
Price now	$79.99	$19.99
Processor Number	i3-2105	E5500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.64	24.15
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		82 mm2
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x112
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)