Pentium E5800 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
+90.5%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Pentium E5800 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22142680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.925.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.401.08
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)28 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5800 has 84% better value for money than Athlon II X4 640.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors300 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800 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
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Pentium E5800.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Athlon II X4 640 1.41
+90.5%
Pentium E5800 0.74

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.

Athlon II X4 640 2245
+91.1%
Pentium E5800 1175

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 640 313
Pentium E5800 341
+8.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 640 949
+74.1%
Pentium E5800 545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 0.74
Recency 11 May 2010 28 November 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has a 90.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium E5800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5800 in performance tests.


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