AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 X6 1090T BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
• Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 12x 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
• Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1454 vs 926
• 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3761 vs 867
• Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 460 vs 279
• 4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1974 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1454 926
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3761 867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	460 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1974 491

Compare specifications (specs)