AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 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).

AMD Athlon II X4 635

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1168 vs 926
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2237 vs 867
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 279
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1130 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168 vs 926
PassMark - CPU mark	2237 vs 867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

926

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2237

867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

491

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 635	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168	926
PassMark - CPU mark	2237	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130	491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.211

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 635	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Conroe
Launch date	January 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2823	2817
Price now	$69.95	$157.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.66	2.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E4600
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	167 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
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	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)