Intel Pentium E5700 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5700 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 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 E5700

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1186 vs 912
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1085 vs 709

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs January 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186 vs 912
PassMark - CPU mark	1085 vs 709

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

709

Name	Intel Pentium E5700	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	912
PassMark - CPU mark	1085	709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	583

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5700	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Toledo
Launch date	August 2010	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$110
Place in performance rating	2595	2430
Price now	$14.99
Processor Number	E5700
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	34.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	199 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	233 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	110 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)