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).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Intel Pentium D 830

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 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1036 vs 574
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 934 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	1036 vs 574
PassMark - CPU mark	934 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

1036

574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

934

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	1036	574
PassMark - CPU mark	934	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	3146	3148
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)