Intel Pentium E5200 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5200 and AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 E5200

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5200

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	August 2008 vs July 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

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
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 305 vs 296
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 995 vs 514

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305 vs 296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995 vs 514

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5200
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

296

305

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

514

995

Name	Intel Pentium E5200	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1000
PassMark - CPU mark	927
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	296	305
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	514	995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.059

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5200	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Agena
Launch date	August 2008	July 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	3117	3136
Price now	$89.95
Processor Number	E5200
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	450 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)