AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 600e and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 702
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs June 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1795 vs 702

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 913
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 946 vs 913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 600e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
913
946
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1795
702
Name AMD Athlon II X4 600e Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
PassMark - Single thread mark 913 946
PassMark - CPU mark 1795 702

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Essentials

Architecture codename Propus Wolfdale
Launch date October 2009 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $130
Place in performance rating 2380 2382
Price now $130.23
Value for money (0-100) 5.55
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 82 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 300 million 228 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt