Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs Athlon II M320

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.84
+78.7%

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 outperforms Athlon II M320 by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M320 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29072574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.271.22
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M320 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M320 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

Athlon II M320 0.47
Pentium Dual-Core E2220 0.84
+78.7%

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.

Athlon II M320 749
Pentium Dual-Core E2220 1330
+77.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 0.84
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II M320 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Dual-Core E2220, on the other hand, has a 78.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium Dual-Core E2220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II M320 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2220 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M320 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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