Pentium E5700 vs V-Series V120
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2691 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.99 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 8 August 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $110 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700 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 | S1 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| 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 | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700 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 V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700 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 V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 8 August 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
V-Series V120 has 160% lower power consumption.
Pentium E5700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5700 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Pentium E5700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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