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Intel Pentium E5200 Processor



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The review title is wilfully laconic, and the review itself is up to the spirit. It was fascinating to evaluate performance of the first 45nm processor from the Pentium dual-core series. However, we already benchmarked Wolfdale core versus older Conroe core in Dual-Core Versus Quad-Core and were not surprised by the frequency and cache size of Pentium E5200, so nothing exceptional was expected. In fact, we were absolutely right, except for one thing.

The choice of opponents is also apparent: we've tested all previous processors from the Pentium dual-core line, the entire Core 2 Duo E4xxx series as the next family after Pentium dual-core, and the slowest representative of Core 2 Duo E7xxx series that will replace E4xxx. Why the slowest? Because one processor was enough to see the whole picture.

Perhaps, some may think that we've selected too many contenders, that we could have left only top models from each series. However, we've decided that a review with test results of all such processors would be very convenient for readers.

Hardware and software

Testbed configurations


CPU Motherboard Memory Video
Intel processors ASUS Maximus Extreme Corsair CM3X1024-1800C7DIN GeForce 8800 GTX

  • Memory: 4 GB (4 x 1 GB)
  • HDD: Samsung HD401LJ (SATA-2)
  • Cooler: Thermaltake TMG i1
  • Power supply unit: Cooler Master RS-A00-EMBA

Processor Core clock, MHz FSB clock, MHz Multiplier Memory clock, MHz Number of cores L1 cache*, I/D, KB L2 Cache, KB Socket Process technology, nm TDP
Pentium E2140 1600 200 (800) 8 400 (800) 2 32/32 1024 LGA775 65 65
Pentium E2160 1800 200 (800) 9 400 (800) 2 32/32 1024 LGA775 65 65
Pentium E2180 2000 200 (800) 10 400 (800) 2 32/32 1024 LGA775 65 65
Pentium E2200 2200 200 (800) 11 400 (800) 2 32/32 1024 LGA775 65 65
Pentium E2220 2400 200 (800) 12 400 (800) 2 32/32 1024 LGA775 65 65
Pentium E5200 2500 200 (800) 12.5 400 (800) 2 32/32 2048 LGA775 45 65
Core 2 Duo E4300 1800 200 (800) 9 400 (800) 2 32/32 2048 LGA775 65 65
Core 2 Duo E4400 2000 200 (800) 10 400 (800) 2 32/32 2048 LGA775 65 65
Core 2 Duo E4500 2200 200 (800) 11 400 (800) 2 32/32 2048 LGA775 65 65
Core 2 Duo E4600 2400 200 (800) 12 400 (800) 2 32/32 2048 LGA775 65 65
Core 2 Duo E4700 2600 200 (800) 13 400 (800) 2 32/32 2048 LGA775 65 65
Core 2 Duo E7200 2530 266 (1066) 9.5 533 (1066) 2 32/32 3072 LGA775 45 65

* Per single core in multi-core processors.

Software


Benchmark 64-bit Multi-threaded*
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 + +
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 + +
Autodesk 3ds max 9 SP2 + +
V-Ray 1.5 SP1 + +
Autodesk Maya 2008 Ultimate + +
NewTek Lightwave 3D 9.2 + +
SolidWorks 2007SP0.0 + +
PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0M120 + -
UGS NX55.0.0.25 + +
Wolfram Research Mathematica 6 + +
MapleSoft Maple 11 - +
MathWorks MATLAB 2007 + +
Adobe Photoshop CS3 10.0 - +
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 + +
Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8 - +
PHP 5.2.5 - +
MySQL Community Server 5.0.51a - +
ACDSee 10 Photo Manager - +
xat.com Image Optimizer 5.10 - -
IrfanView 4.10 - -
XnView 1.93.4 - -
Paint.NET 3.30 + +
7-Zip4.57 + +
WinRAR 3.71 - +
UltimateZip 3.2 - -
FLAC 1.2.1 - -
LAME-MT3.97 + +
Musepack MPC Encoder 1.16 - -
Nero Digital Audio Encoder 1.1.34.2 - +
Ogg Encoder 2.83 (Lancer) - +
Canopus ProCoder 3.0 - +
DivX Codec 6.8.2 - +
XviD Codec 1.1.3 Final - -
x264 Codec rev 807 - +
VirtualDub 1.8.0 - +
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Patch 1.5) - +
Call of Juarez (Patch 1.1.0.0) + DX10 Enhancements Pack - -
Crysis (Patch 1.2) + +
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (Patch 1.006) - +
Unreal Tournament 3 (Patch 1.2) - +
Company of Heroes (Patch 1.71) - +
World in Conflict (Patch 1.007) - +

* Means that two or more simultaneously active threads are actually present during tests; not just the fact that a process generates several threads.


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