Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs AMD Sempron 3300+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and AMD Sempron 3300+ 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 Sempron 3300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 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 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 587 vs 394
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 538 vs 315

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2007 vs April 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	587 vs 394
PassMark - CPU mark	538 vs 315

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3300+

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

587

394

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

315

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	AMD Sempron 3300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	587	394
PassMark - CPU mark	538	315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	321

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	AMD Sempron 3300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Palermo
Launch date	June 2007	April 2005
Place in performance rating	3156	3160
Processor Number	E2140
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$60
Value for money (0-100)		2.37
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	84 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	L2=61.4°C; G0+M0=73.3°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2 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	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62 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)