Pentium E5800 vs Phenom II X3 705e

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 705e
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.77
+4.1%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Phenom II X3 705e outperforms Pentium E5800 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26482680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.045.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.121.08
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)28 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5800 has 13350% better value for money than Phenom II X3 705e.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors758 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800 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
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Phenom II X3 705e 0.77
+4.1%
Pentium E5800 0.74

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.

Phenom II X3 705e 1222
+4%
Pentium E5800 1175

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.74
Recency 2 June 2009 28 November 2010
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2

Phenom II X3 705e has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium E5800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 705e and Pentium E5800.


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