AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE vs AMD Athlon II X2 215

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE and AMD Athlon II X2 215 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 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 22% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1498 vs 1023
  • 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3899 vs 973
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 509 vs 327
  • 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2230 vs 597
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2010 vs October 2009
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1498 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark 3899 vs 973
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 509 vs 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2230 vs 597

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 215

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1498
1023
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3899
973
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
509
327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2230
597
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE AMD Athlon II X2 215
PassMark - Single thread mark 1498 1023
PassMark - CPU mark 3899 973
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 509 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2230 597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.182
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE AMD Athlon II X2 215

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Regor
Launch date December 2010 October 2009
Place in performance rating 2712 2700
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $45
Price now $11.99
Value for money (0-100) 38.69

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Transistor count 904 million 410 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt