AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon X4 730

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

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 65 nm
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2278 vs 808

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2278 vs 808

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 969 vs 937

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	969 vs 937

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

808

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	969
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	808

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Conroe
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	Q3'07
Place in performance rating	2312	2324
Processor Number		E6540
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.33 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	143 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1303 million	291 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)