Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Core i7-950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Core i7-950 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date April 2010 vs June 2009
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 67.9°C
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-950

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1380 vs 1134
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3217 vs 1040
  • Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 535 vs 328
  • 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 567
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1380 vs 1134
PassMark - CPU mark 3217 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 535 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-950

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1134
1380
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1040
3217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
328
535
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
567
2092
Name Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Core i7-950
PassMark - Single thread mark 1134 1380
PassMark - CPU mark 1040 3217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 328 535
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 567 2092
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.077

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Core i7-950

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Bloomfield
Launch date April 2010 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $290
Place in performance rating 2637 2639
Price now $19.99 $329.99
Processor Number E5500 i7-950
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 24.15 4.96
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 82 mm2 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 3.33 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 228 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V 0.800V-1.375V
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported LGA775 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)