Intel Pentium E5700 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5700 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 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 LE-1620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1190 vs 475
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1083 vs 421

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1190 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark	1083 vs 421

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 343
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1074 vs 583

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1101 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1074 vs 583

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1190

475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

421

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

343

1101

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

583

1074

Name	Intel Pentium E5700	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1190	475
PassMark - CPU mark	1083	421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343	1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	583	1074

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5700	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Windsor
Launch date	August 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$110
Place in performance rating	2585	2576
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	230 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	227 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)