AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1035T and Intel Pentium E6600 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3014 vs 1166

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs January 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 1222
PassMark - CPU mark	3014 vs 1166

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

1222

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3014

1166

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	1222
PassMark - CPU mark	3014	1166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		666

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Wolfdale
Launch date	April 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$16
Place in performance rating	2522	2523
Price now	$189	$100
Value for money (0-100)	7.27	5.53
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E6600
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Transistor count	904 million	228 million
Base frequency		3.06 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)