Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

CPU is newer: launch date 4 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: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 673
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 702 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs April 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	946 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	702 vs 590

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

946

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

590

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	946	673
PassMark - CPU mark	702	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Venice
Launch date	June 2009	April 2005
Place in performance rating	2382	2411
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	82 mm	83 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	69 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	775	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt