Intel Pentium E5700 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5700 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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 II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1197 vs 1150

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs July 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1197 vs 1150

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1110 vs 1084
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 343
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 583

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1110 vs 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 583

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1197

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

1110

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

343

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

583

648

Name	Intel Pentium E5700	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1197	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	583	648

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5700	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Regor
Launch date	August 2010	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$35
Place in performance rating	2585	2597
Price now	$14.99	$34.95
Processor Number	E5700
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	34.17	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
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	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)