AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 II X2 250u

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	October 2009 vs April 2007
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 67% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1077 vs 637
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2097 vs 598
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 353 vs 218
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1114 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1077 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	2097 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	353 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1114 vs 404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

1077

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

2097

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

218

353

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

404

1114

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	1077
PassMark - CPU mark	598	2097
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218	353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404	1114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.217

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Kentsfield
Launch date	October 2009	April 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3078	3050
Price now	$34.95	$44.99
Value for money (0-100)	8.43	21.53
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		Q6700
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	286 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.67 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	582 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		62 °C
Maximum core temperature		62.2°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.500V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)