AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 777 vs 273
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 719 vs 469

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	777 vs 273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	719 vs 469

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 860 vs 485
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 793 vs 275

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	860 vs 485
PassMark - CPU mark	793 vs 275

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Neo MV-40
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

485

860

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

275

793

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

777

273

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

719

469

Name	AMD Athlon Neo MV-40	Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	485	860
PassMark - CPU mark	275	793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	777	273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	719	469

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Neo MV-40	Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Huron	Penryn
Launch date	6 January 2009	6 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2794	2866
Series	AMD Athlon Neo	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Price now		$18.90
Processor Number		T6600
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		21.26
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	1600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		1.00V-1.250V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	ASB1	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35 mm x 35 mm
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)