AMD Athlon X4 760K vs Intel Pentium E6800

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 760K and Intel Pentium E6800 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon X4 760K

Intel Pentium E6800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 760K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1533 vs 1306
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2971 vs 1177
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 493 vs 408
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1410 vs 690

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1533 vs 1306
PassMark - CPU mark	2971 vs 1177
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493 vs 408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1410 vs 690

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6800

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 760K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1533

1306

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2971

1177

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

493

408

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

690

Name	AMD Athlon X4 760K	Intel Pentium E6800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1533	1306
PassMark - CPU mark	2971	1177
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493	408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1410	690
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 760K	Intel Pentium E6800
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD760KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD760KWOA44HL
Place in performance rating	2445	2452
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Launch date		August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$831
Price now		$49.99
Processor Number		E6800
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.65
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.33 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)