Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and AMD Athlon X2 4050e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 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 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 751
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1040 vs 674
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 vs 751
PassMark - CPU mark 1040 vs 674

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e

  • 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
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 328
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1667 vs 567
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 996 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1667 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
751
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1040
674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
328
996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
567
1667
Name Intel Pentium E5500 AMD Athlon X2 4050e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 751
PassMark - CPU mark 1040 674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 328 996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 567 1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.84

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E5500 AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Brisbane
Launch date April 2010 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $109
Place in performance rating 2637 2626
Price now $19.99
Processor Number E5500
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 24.15
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 2.1 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)