Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Core i3-10100TE

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Intel Pentium E5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-10100TE
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Core i3-10100TE

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E5500 or Intel Core i3-10100TE - 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 Intel Core i3-10100TE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100TE was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
2 Generation 10
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-9100TE
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Core i3-10100TE has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100TE
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- 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 Intel Core i3-10100TE
-- 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 Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
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 Intel Core i3-10100TE can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100TE
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

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 Intel Core i3-10100TE is 35 W.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100TE
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5500 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-10100TE cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Pentium E5500 Characteristic Intel Core i3-10100TE
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 138 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (43%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5500 (19%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE (100%)

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 (43%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
929 (100%)

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 (21%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3287 (100%)

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 (16%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
6244 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1284 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3714 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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