E1-2500 vs i3-5005U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-5005U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.27
+243%
E1-2500
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.37

Core i3-5005U outperforms E1-2500 by a whopping 243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22943036
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD E-Series
Power efficiency8.022.34
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$275no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size82 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1300 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 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
SocketFCBGA1168FT3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-5005U and E1-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-5005U and E1-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5500AMD Radeon HD 8240
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-5005U and E1-2500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-5005U and E1-2500.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

i3-5005U 1.27
+243%
E1-2500 0.37

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.

i3-5005U 2023
+241%
E1-2500 593

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.

i3-5005U 621
+344%
E1-2500 140

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.

i3-5005U 1245
+428%
E1-2500 236

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i3-5005U 3133
+198%
E1-2500 1052

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i3-5005U 6927
+244%
E1-2500 2016

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i3-5005U 2713
+166%
E1-2500 1021

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-5005U 24.41
+226%
E1-2500 79.6

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i3-5005U 2
+274%
E1-2500 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i3-5005U 208
+373%
E1-2500 44

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i3-5005U 82
+204%
E1-2500 27

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i3-5005U 0.95
+179%
E1-2500 0.34

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i3-5005U 1.2
+179%
E1-2500 0.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i3-5005U 1952
+223%
E1-2500 604

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i3-5005U 13
+224%
E1-2500 4

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i3-5005U 70
+241%
E1-2500 20

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i3-5005U 4075
+204%
E1-2500 1340

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i3-5005U 1912
+144%
E1-2500 785

Geekbench 2

i3-5005U 4343
+128%
E1-2500 1905

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 0.37
Integrated graphics card 1.51 0.64
Recency 1 March 2015 23 May 2013
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

i3-5005U has a 243.2% higher aggregate performance score, 135.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-5005U is our recommended choice as it beats the E1-2500 in performance tests.


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