Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) vs Pentium E5200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59
Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 125 Watt
1.60
+171%

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) outperforms Pentium E5200 by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28152105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.861.21
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)7 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). 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
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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 Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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 Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Pentium E5200 0.59
Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 1.60
+171%

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.

Pentium E5200 937
Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 2544
+172%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.59 1.60
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium E5200 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W), on the other hand, has a 171.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5200 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5200 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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