Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs Pentium G850

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G850
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.91
+168%
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.34

Pentium G850 outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2140 by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25273059
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.320.50
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 speed2.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size131 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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
SocketFCLGA1155775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Pentium Dual-Core E2140.

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.

Pentium G850 0.91
+168%
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 0.34

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 G850 1443
+168%
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 539

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.34
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm

Pentium G850 has a 167.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium G850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2140 in performance tests.


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