Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 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 E2180

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 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
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 104 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 736 vs 505
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 683 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2007 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	736 vs 505
PassMark - CPU mark	683 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

736

505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

683

404

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark	736	505
PassMark - CPU mark	683	404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	San Diego
Launch date	August 2007	October 2004
Place in performance rating	2992	2995
Processor Number	E2180
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$180
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	105 million	114 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	104 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)