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.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

CPU is newer: launch date 4 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	2389	2372
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