Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and AMD Athlon II X3 425 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 II X3 425

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1133 vs 1084
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 328 vs 320

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133 vs 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328 vs 320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1576 vs 1037
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 788 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1576 vs 1037
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	788 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1133

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1576

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

320

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

567

788

Name	Intel Pentium E5500	AMD Athlon II X3 425
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	1037	1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328	320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567	788

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5500	AMD Athlon II X3 425
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Rana
Launch date	April 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$42
Place in performance rating	2634	2635
Price now	$19.99	$26.99
Processor Number	E5500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.15	25.22
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	228 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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)