Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

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General info

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameManchester (2005−2006)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release dateAugust 2005 (18 years old)June 2007 (16 years old)
Current price$45 $35

Technical specs

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache256K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size220 mm277 mm2
Number of transistors154 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket939775
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 636
Pentium Dual-Core E2160 636

Advantages and disadvantages


Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

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