AMD Athlon 64 2600+ vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2600+ and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 681 vs 448
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 648 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	681 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark	648 vs 374

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2600+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

448

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

374

648

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2600+	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	448	681
PassMark - CPU mark	374	648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2600+	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Conroe
Launch date	January 2008	Q3'06
Place in performance rating	3081	3064
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2160
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	122 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)