Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.08 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 915 vs 408
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 842 vs 260
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2008 vs January 2001
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.08 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 915 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark 842 vs 260

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
915
408
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
842
260
Name Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 AMD Athlon XP 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark 915 408
PassMark - CPU mark 842 260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 299
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.07

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Barton
Launch date March 2008 January 2001
Place in performance rating 3146 3135
Processor Number E2220
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 77 mm2 101 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (shared) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.08 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 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 68 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)