Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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.

Intel Pentium E5500

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1133 vs 746
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1037 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark	1037 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1133

746

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

653

Name	Intel Pentium E5500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133	746
PassMark - CPU mark	1037	653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Brisbane
Launch date	April 2010	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$109
Place in performance rating	2634	2637
Price now	$19.99	$24.99
Processor Number	E5500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.15	18.01
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 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	2.8 GHz	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	89 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)