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).

Intel Pentium E5500

AMD Athlon X2 4050e

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: 1133 vs 751
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1037 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	1133 vs 751
PassMark - CPU mark	1037 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

1133

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

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	1133	751
PassMark - CPU mark	1037	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	2634	2624
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)