Pentium E2180 vs C-70
Aggregate performance score
Pentium E2180 outperforms C-70 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing C-70 and Pentium E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3236 | 2973 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD C-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.10 | 0.63 |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-70 and Pentium E2180 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 | 1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 73 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on C-70 and Pentium E2180 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and Pentium E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
| 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 | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
C-70 and Pentium E2180 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 C-70 and Pentium E2180 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-70 and Pentium E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 (280 - 400 MHz) | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 0.43 |
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 1 July 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 65 Watt |
C-70 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 622.2% lower power consumption.
Pentium E2180, on the other hand, has a 115% higher aggregate performance score.
The Pentium E2180 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-70 in performance tests.
Be aware that C-70 is a notebook processor while Pentium E2180 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-70 and Pentium E2180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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