AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 640 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 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).

AMD Athlon II X4 640

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.87 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 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 690
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 634
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 358 vs 251
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1191 vs 446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs July 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark	2245 vs 634
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1191 vs 446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

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 640
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1212

690

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

634

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

358

251

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1191

446

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 640	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212	690
PassMark - CPU mark	2245	634
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358	251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1191	446
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 640	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Conroe
Launch date	May 2010	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	3022	3026
Price now	$239.95	$12.99
Value for money (0-100)	4.07	25.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E6300
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	3 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	167 million
Base frequency		1.86 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		61.4°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	PLGA775, LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
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)