Intel Pentium E5800 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5800 and AMD Athlon II X2 250u 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 II X2 250u

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5800

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1272 vs 637
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1167 vs 598
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 382 vs 218
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1272 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	1167 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1272

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

598

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

382

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

404

Name	Intel Pentium E5800	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1272	637
PassMark - CPU mark	1167	598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	404
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 II X2 250u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Regor
Launch date	November 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$68	$35
Place in performance rating	3073	3078
Price now	$29.99	$34.95
Processor Number	E5800
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.63	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.6 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	25 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)