Intel Pentium E5800 vs AMD Phenom X3 8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5800 and AMD Phenom X3 8400 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) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1275 vs 819
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1178 vs 1164
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2010 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1275 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark 1178 vs 1164

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8400

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 973 vs 382
  • 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2405 vs 648
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 973 vs 382
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2405 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5800
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1275
819
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1178
1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
382
973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
648
2405
Name Intel Pentium E5800 AMD Phenom X3 8400
PassMark - Single thread mark 1275 819
PassMark - CPU mark 1178 1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 382 973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 648 2405
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 Phenom X3 8400

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Toliman
Launch date November 2010 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $68
Place in performance rating 3080 2303
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 285 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 228 million 450 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)

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 95 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)