Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs AMD Sempron 2500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and AMD Sempron 2500+ 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).

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

AMD Sempron 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 71% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 914 vs 405
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 855 vs 207

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs July 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	914 vs 405
PassMark - CPU mark	855 vs 207

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2500+

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

914

405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

855

207

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220	AMD Sempron 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	914	405
PassMark - CPU mark	855	207
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 Sempron 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Palermo
Launch date	March 2008	July 2005
Place in performance rating	3155	3158
Processor Number	E2220
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.24
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	84 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.4 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	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62 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)