Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Pentium Dual T2310
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2310 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3341 | 3158 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.38 | 0.22 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | no data | May 2006 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T2310 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.46 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T2310 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 0.46 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium Dual T2310 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 5000+, on the other hand, has a 48.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2310 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T2310 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is a desktop one.
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