Pentium E2220 vs Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Aggregated performance score
Pentium E2220 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5800+ by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2732 | 2700 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.89 | 0.96 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Brisbane (2001−2008) | no data |
| Release date | April 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Current price | $59 | $22 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium E2220 has 8% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 5800+.
Technical specs
Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM2 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Pentium E2220 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5800+ by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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%
Pentium E2220 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5800+ by 6% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.55 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Pentium E2220. The differences in performance seem too small.
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