Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 vs AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 and AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. 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 TF-20

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 454
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 702 vs 265

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs 1 May 2009
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64+64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	946 vs 454
PassMark - CPU mark	702 vs 265

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

946

454

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

265

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
PassMark - Single thread mark	946	454
PassMark - CPU mark	702	265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		660

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Sherman
Launch date	June 2009	1 May 2009
Place in performance rating	2367	2866
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Series		AMD Athlon 64
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64+64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of threads		1
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	775	S1g1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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