AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 631 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 X4 631

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 61.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
8x 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 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1115 vs 695
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2118 vs 652
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 342 vs 251
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1125 vs 446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2011 vs July 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C vs 61.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1115 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark	2118 vs 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	342 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1125 vs 446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 631
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1115

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2118

652

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

342

251

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1125

446

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 631	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1115	695
PassMark - CPU mark	2118	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	342	251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1125	446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.046

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 631	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Conroe
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	August 2011	July 2006
OPN PIB	AD631XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray	AD631XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating	3031	3022
Price now	$80	$12.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Value for money (0-100)	11.61	25.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E6300
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	1.86 GHz
Die size	228 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C	61.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	167 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1 uPGA	PLGA775, LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
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