Sempron 2600+ vs Pentium E5700
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2716 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.00 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 8 August 2010 (14 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $110 | $60 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 256K |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 144 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 69 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+ 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 | LGA775 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+. 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 |
Security technologies
Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+ 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 E5700 and Sempron 2600+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 62 Watt |
Pentium E5700 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
Sempron 2600+, on the other hand, has 4.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium E5700 and Sempron 2600+. We've got no test results to judge.
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