AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs Intel Pentium E6800

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 641 and Intel Pentium E6800 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.

AMD Athlon II X4 641

Intel Pentium E6800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 1177
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1247 vs 690

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs August 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2313 vs 1177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1247 vs 690

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6800

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70.10°C
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1306 vs 1189
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 408 vs 369

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 70.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1306 vs 1189
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	408 vs 369

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 641
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1189

1306

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2313

1177

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

408

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1247

690

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 641	Intel Pentium E6800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189	1306
PassMark - CPU mark	2313	1177
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1247	690

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 641	Intel Pentium E6800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Wolfdale
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	February 2012	August 2010
OPN PIB	AD641XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray	AD641XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating	2476	2452
Price now	$91.50	$49.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	10.77	11.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$831
Processor Number		E6800
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.33 GHz
Die size	228 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
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	FM1 uPGA	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm X 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring