Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and AMD Phenom X3 8250e 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 Phenom X3 8250e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 729

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs September 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134 vs 729

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 1040

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 1040

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1134

729

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1040

1084

Name	Intel Pentium E5500	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134	729
PassMark - CPU mark	1040	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5500	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Toliman
Launch date	April 2010	September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$109
Place in performance rating	2638	2641
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	285 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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	228 million	450 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	65 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)