Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 vs AMD Phenom X4 9100e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 and AMD Phenom X4 9100e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 Phenom X4 9100e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 734

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	946 vs 734

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9100e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x 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
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1279 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1279 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9100e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

946

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

1279

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Phenom X4 9100e
PassMark - Single thread mark	946	734
PassMark - CPU mark	702	1279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		855
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2584

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Phenom X4 9100e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Agena
Launch date	June 2009	March 2008
Place in performance rating	2379	2391
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	82 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	775	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)