AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Pentium E6500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620 and Intel Pentium E6500 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 620

Intel Pentium E6500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620

CPU is newer: launch date 1 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
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2018 vs 1172
Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1083 vs 625
9.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.01 vs 0.322
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.185 vs 0.097
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.384 vs 2.296

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2009 vs August 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2018 vs 1172
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1083 vs 625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.01 vs 0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185 vs 0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.384 vs 2.296

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1244 vs 1062
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 312
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.914 vs 8.801

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244 vs 1062
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914 vs 8.801

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1062

1244

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2018

1172

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

312

355

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

625

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.01

0.322

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.801

13.914

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.185

0.097

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.384

2.296

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 620	Intel Pentium E6500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1062	1244
PassMark - CPU mark	2018	1172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	312	355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1083	625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.01	0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.801	13.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185	0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.384	2.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.533

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 620	Intel Pentium E6500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2009	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$50
Place in performance rating	3091	3092
Price now	$69.99	$157.95
Value for money (0-100)	12.37	3.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E6500
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	2.6 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	228 million
Base frequency		2.93 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)