Intel Pentium E5200 vs AMD Sempron 2800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5200 and AMD Sempron 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 E5200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1000 vs 408
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 933 vs 243
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2008 vs May 2006
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1000 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark 933 vs 243

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 2800+

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5200
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1000
408
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
933
243
Name Intel Pentium E5200 AMD Sempron 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1000 408
PassMark - CPU mark 933 243
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 514
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 Sempron 2800+

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Manila
Launch date August 2008 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $99 $104
Place in performance rating 3120 3132
Price now $89.95 $19.99
Processor Number E5200
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor AMD Sempron
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.87 5.65
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Sempron
OPN Tray AXDA2800DKV4D

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 56 MHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm2 103 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 128 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 228 million 81 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V
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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 939
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 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)