AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Pentium E6700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and Intel Pentium E6700 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 445

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1826 vs 1182
  • Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 732
  • 4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.743 vs 0.355
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.083 vs 0.079
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.169 vs 2.554
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1826 vs 1182
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 vs 732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.743 vs 0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.083 vs 0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.169 vs 2.554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6700

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1311 vs 1273
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 407 vs 383
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.118 vs 4.487
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.588 vs 0.259
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1311 vs 1273
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 407 vs 383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.118 vs 4.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.588 vs 0.259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1273
1311
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1826
1182
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
383
407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.743
0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.487
14.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.083
0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.259
0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.169
2.554
Name AMD Athlon II X3 445 Intel Pentium E6700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 1311
PassMark - CPU mark 1826 1182
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.743 0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.487 14.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.083 0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.259 0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.169 2.554

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 445 Intel Pentium E6700

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Wolfdale
Launch date May 2010 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $91 $80
Place in performance rating 3059 3046
Price now $91 $16.99
Value for money (0-100) 8.33 33.71
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E6700
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 228 million
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

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) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)