Intel Pentium E5400 vs AMD Sempron 2800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5400 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium E5400

AMD Sempron 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5400

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.7 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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1076 vs 408
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 978 vs 243

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 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	1076 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark	978 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 E5400
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1076

408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

978

243

Name	Intel Pentium E5400	AMD Sempron 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076	408
PassMark - CPU mark	978	243
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 Sempron 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Manila
Launch date	January 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$55	$104
Place in performance rating	3116	3132
Price now	$19.99	$19.99
Processor Number	E5400
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	AMD Sempron
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	23.54	5.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Sempron
OPN Tray		AXDA2800DKV4D
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 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	2.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	81 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Unlocked
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
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)