Sempron 2650 vs Pentium E5500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
+85.7%
Sempron 2650
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.35

Pentium E5500 outperforms Sempron 2650 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27623067
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.951.32
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date18 April 2010 (14 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 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
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.45 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1024 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size82 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 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
SocketLGA775AM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
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

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 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 Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3-1333
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Sempron 2650.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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
+85.7%
Sempron 2650 0.35

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
+88.7%
Sempron 2650 551

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.

Pentium E5500 301
+108%
Sempron 2650 145

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.

Pentium E5500 478
+104%
Sempron 2650 234

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.35
Recency 18 April 2010 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium E5500 has a 85.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Sempron 2650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Pentium E5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 2650 in performance tests.


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