Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 vs AMD A4-6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 and AMD A4-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

AMD A4-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 70°C

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 70°C

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6300

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1405 vs 969
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1434 vs 808

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1405 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	1434 vs 808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: AMD A4-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

969

1405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

1434

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD A4-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	969	1405
PassMark - CPU mark	808	1434
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.647
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2829
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		372
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD A4-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Richland
Launch date	Q3'07	June 2013
Place in performance rating	2231	2217
Processor Number	E6540
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD6300OKHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD6300OKA23HL
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.33 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	246 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	72°C	70°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	1178 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		96 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Maximum frequency		3.9 GHz
Number of threads		2
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		760 MHz
iGPU core count		128
Number of pipelines		128
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8370D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0