Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and AMD Phenom II X4 910 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 988
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 vs 988

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1776 vs 1040
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 361 vs 328
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1258 vs 567
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1776 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 361 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1258 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
988
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1040
1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
328
361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
567
1258
Name Intel Pentium E5500 AMD Phenom II X4 910
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 988
PassMark - CPU mark 1040 1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 328 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 567 1258

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E5500 AMD Phenom II X4 910

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Deneb
Launch date April 2010 February 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $100
Place in performance rating 2637 2640
Price now $19.99 $100
Processor Number E5500
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 24.15 9.58
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm2 258 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 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 228 million 758 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)

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)