AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
11.9x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	June 2008 vs July 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 140% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2000+
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	130
PassMark - CPU mark	116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.829

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Kentsfield
Launch date	June 2008	July 2007
Place in performance rating	3309	3296
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	2x 143 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	122 million	582 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		62 °C
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	95 Watt
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3