Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 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.

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 599 vs 408
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 539 vs 260

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2007 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	599 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark	539 vs 260

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.08 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.08 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

599

408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

539

260

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	599	408
PassMark - CPU mark	539	260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	321

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Barton
Launch date	June 2007	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3131	3135
Processor Number	E2140
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	101 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	L2=61.4°C; G0+M0=73.3°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.08 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	105 million	63 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775, PLGA775	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt
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)