Pentium E5200 vs Core i5-750

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1987	2691
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.33	1.13
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core i5 (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	23 September 2009 (14 years ago)	August 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$99
Current price	$72 (0.5x MSRP)	$40 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5200 has 242% better value for money than i5-750.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	296 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	774 Million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E5200.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

Core i5-750 outperforms Pentium E5200 by 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.64	0.60
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Cost	$150	$99
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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