Pentium E2200 vs Athlon II X2 220

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 220
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
+40.4%

Athlon II X2 220 outperforms Pentium E2200 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27592922
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.30no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.960.68
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)no data
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$32no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200. 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-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Pentium E2200.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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 X2 220 0.66
+40.4%
Pentium E2200 0.47

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 X2 220 1043
+38.9%
Pentium E2200 751

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 220 288
+19.5%
Pentium E2200 241

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 220 495
+28.2%
Pentium E2200 386

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 0.47
Recency 21 September 2010 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Athlon II X2 220 has a 40.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II X2 220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E2200 in performance tests.


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