Intel Pentium E5800 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5800 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5800

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1278 vs 646
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1180 vs 958
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 382 vs 211
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2010 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1278 vs 646
PassMark - CPU mark	1180 vs 958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382 vs 211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 373

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1278

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1180

958

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

382

211

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

373

Name	Intel Pentium E5800	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1278	646
PassMark - CPU mark	1180	958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382	211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	373
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 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Manchester
Launch date	November 2010	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$68
Place in performance rating	3074	3082
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	156 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	154 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 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)