AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 3500+ EE

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	February 2007 vs January 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
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 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
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 3500+ EE	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Orleans	Kentsfield
Launch date	February 2007	January 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	3279
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		Q6600
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	183 mm	286 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	154 million	582 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum core temperature		B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.500V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	105 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)