AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 928
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2861 vs 873
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 279
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1301 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 928
PassMark - CPU mark	2861 vs 873
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2861

873

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

491

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	928
PassMark - CPU mark	2861	873
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301	491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2810	2805
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		October 2007
Price now		$157.95
Processor Number		E4600
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.58
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.40 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		111 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
Transistor count		167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)