Ultra 5 245KF vs Pentium E5500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Core Ultra 5 245KF
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 125 Watt
27.54
+4137%

Core Ultra 5 245KF outperforms Pentium E5500 by a whopping 4137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2757176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0481.94
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.9420.74
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date18 April 2010 (14 years ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ultra 5 245KF has 204750% better value for money than Pentium E5500.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads214
Base clock speed2.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size82 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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
SocketLGA7751851
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Pentium E5500 0.65
Ultra 5 245KF 27.54
+4137%

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.

Pentium E5500 1040
Ultra 5 245KF 43751
+4107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 27.54
Recency 18 April 2010 24 October 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 14
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium E5500 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 245KF, on the other hand, has a 4136.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 5 245KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 245KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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