Intel Pentium E5200 vs 955 |
Released July, 2008
Intel Pentium E5200
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium E5200
 | Much better PassMark score 1,488 | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,015 |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
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Released December, 2005
Intel Pentium 955
- 3.46 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 955
| | Much higher clock speed 3.46 GHz | | More threads 4 |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.39 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better PassMark score | 1,488 | vs | 905 | Around 65% better PassMark score | |||
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| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,015 | vs | 796 | Around 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 1.6 pt/W | vs | 0.49 pt/W | More than 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 105.63W | 2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.1 °C | vs | 68.6 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | 2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | 2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2008 | vs | Dec, 2005 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.39 GHz | vs | 3.78 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 3.9 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium E5200 vs 955
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)
sysmark 2007 (overall)
sysmark 2007 (3d)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium E5200 | vs | 955 |
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| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | No | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.6 pt/W | 0.49 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 105.63W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Pentium E5200 | vs | 955 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 228,000,000 | 376,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 12 | 13 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 1.2 - 1.34V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.1°C | Unknown - 68.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.78 GHz | 4.39 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.9 GHz | 4.61 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.78 GHz | 4.39 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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