Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD E1-1500

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Intel Pentium E5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD E1-1500
Intel Pentium E5500 AMD E1-1500

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E5500 or AMD E1-1500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium E5500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5500 was released in Q2/2010.

The AMD E1-1500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.48 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD E1-1500 was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD E (23)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group AMD E1/E2-1000 (3)
2 Generation 1
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Zacate (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The AMD E1-1500 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.48 GHz.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic AMD E1-1500
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.48 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic AMD E1-1500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7310
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 4
Technology 40 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7310
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E5500 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD E1-1500 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic AMD E1-1500
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1066
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium E5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD E1-1500 is 18 W.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic AMD E1-1500
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5500 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD E1-1500 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic AMD E1-1500
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 775 Socket BGA 413
VT-x Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2010 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (100%)
AMD E1-1500 (32%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (100%)
AMD E1-1500 (43%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
396 (100%)
AMD E1-1500 AMD E1-1500
2C 2T @ 1.48 GHz
128 (32%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
686 (100%)
AMD E1-1500 AMD E1-1500
2C 2T @ 1.48 GHz
223 (33%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1009 (100%)
AMD E1-1500 AMD E1-1500
2C 2T @ 1.48 GHz
730 (72%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
452 (100%)
AMD E1-1500 AMD E1-1500
2C 2T @ 1.48 GHz
109 (24%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E1-1500 AMD E1-1500
AMD Radeon HD 7310 @ 0.53 GHz
85 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E5500 AMD E1-1500
Unknown Unknown

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