Intel Pentium E5400 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5400 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5400
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
- 2x 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: 1076 vs 430
- 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 978 vs 412
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | January 2009 vs October 2007 |
Number of cores | 2 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 90 nm |
L2 cache | 2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1076 vs 430 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 978 vs 412 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
- 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 E5400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Pentium E5400 | AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1076 | 430 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 978 | 412 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 318 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 543 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.302 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 13.111 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.076 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2.098 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Pentium E5400 | AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Wolfdale | Windsor |
Launch date | January 2009 | October 2007 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $55 | |
Place in performance rating | 3116 | 3096 |
Price now | $19.99 | |
Processor Number | E5400 | |
Series | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 23.54 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.70 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 800 MHz FSB | |
Die size | 82 mm2 | 230 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | 1024 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 74.1°C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 1 |
Transistor count | 228 million | 227 million |
VID voltage range | 0.8500V-1.3625V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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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 | 45 Watt |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |