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).

 

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: 1275 vs 637
  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1175 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 1275 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark 1175 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
1275
637
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1175
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 1275 637
PassMark - CPU mark 1175 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)