Pentium E5400 vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2794
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.46
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	0.90
Architecture codename	Kuma (2008−2009)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	December 2008 (16 years ago)	18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	285 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	450 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400 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	1
Socket	AM2+	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-

Security technologies

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400 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 X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium E5400.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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