AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 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 3100+

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 129067% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 70 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 927 vs 600
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 872 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 70 °C
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	927 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark	872 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

872

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	927
PassMark - CPU mark	484	872
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		491

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Conroe
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2826	2816
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		October 2007
Price now		$157.95
Processor Number		E4600
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.58
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		111 mm2
Transistor count		167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)