AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1307 vs 691
• 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1296 vs 638
• Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 411 vs 251
• Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 762 vs 446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1307 691
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1296 638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	411 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	762 446

Compare specifications (specs)