AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 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, 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 LE-1660

Intel Core 2 Duo E8200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	May 2008 vs January 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8200

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1144 vs 428
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1124 vs 416

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144 vs 428
PassMark - CPU mark	1124 vs 416

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

428

1144

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

416

1124

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660	Intel Core 2 Duo E8200
PassMark - Single thread mark	428	1144
PassMark - CPU mark	416	1124
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		368
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		27.206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.463

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660	Intel Core 2 Duo E8200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Wolfdale
Launch date	May 2008	January 2008
Place in performance rating	3102	3095
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$49.99
Processor Number		E8200
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.13
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.67 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	122 million	410 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 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)