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).

Intel Pentium E5800

AMD Athlon 64 2600+

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: 1272 vs 448
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1167 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	1272 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark	1167 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

1272

448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

374

Name	Intel Pentium E5800	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1272	448
PassMark - CPU mark	1167	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)