Intel Pentium E5800 vs AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5800 and AMD Athlon 64 2600+ 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, 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 E5800

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1275 vs 448
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1175 vs 374
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2010 vs January 2008
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1275 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark 1175 vs 374

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+

  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1275
448
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1175
374
Name Intel Pentium E5800 AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1275 448
PassMark - CPU mark 1175 374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 382
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.573

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E5800 AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Lima
Launch date November 2010 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $68
Place in performance rating 3073 3081
Price now $29.99
Processor Number E5800
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 18.63
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm2 77 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 228 million 122 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 15 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)