AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs Intel Pentium D 830

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and Intel Pentium D 830 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1039 vs 574
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 930 vs 564
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 288 vs 198
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 514 vs 341
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2007 vs May 2005
L1 cache 256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1039 vs 574
PassMark - CPU mark 930 vs 564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 288 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 514 vs 341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 830

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 830

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1039
574
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
930
564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
288
198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
514
341
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Intel Pentium D 830
PassMark - Single thread mark 1039 574
PassMark - CPU mark 930 564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 288 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 514 341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Intel Pentium D 830

Essentials

Architecture codename Windsor Smithfield
Launch date February 2007 May 2005
Place in performance rating 3147 3149
Price now $32.50
Value for money (0-100) 14.55
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 830
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 220 mm 206 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB 28 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 227 million 230 million
Base frequency 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 69.8°C
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.400V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM2 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 130 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)