Intel Pentium E5400 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5400 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 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).

Intel Pentium E5400

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5400

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 749
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 975 vs 674
18.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.111 vs 0.708

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 749
PassMark - CPU mark	975 vs 674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.111 vs 0.708

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.084 vs 0.302

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.084 vs 0.302

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

749

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

975

674

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.302

1.084

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.111

0.708

Name	Intel Pentium E5400	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	749
PassMark - CPU mark	975	674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	318
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.302	1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.111	0.708
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 X2 BE-2400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Brisbane
Launch date	January 2009	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$55
Place in performance rating	3116	3130
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
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
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	45 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)