Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Pentium E5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2400 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1580 vs 1134
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3866 vs 1040
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 665 vs 328
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2147 vs 567
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2011 vs April 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1580 vs 1134
PassMark - CPU mark 3866 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 665 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2147 vs 567

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1580
1134
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3866
1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
665
328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2147
567
Name Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Pentium E5500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1580 1134
PassMark - CPU mark 3866 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 665 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2147 567
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.139

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Pentium E5500

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Wolfdale
Launch date January 2011 April 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $60 $109
Place in performance rating 2621 2637
Price now $83.99 $19.99
Processor Number i5-2400 E5500
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 20.89 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
Die size 216 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1160 million 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 0x102
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 2000

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 LGA1155 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)