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.

 

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: 1196 vs 1150
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2010 vs July 2009
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1196 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 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1110 vs 1081
  • 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 1081
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
1196
1150
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1081
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 1196 1150
PassMark - CPU mark 1081 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)