Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 808

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2239 vs 808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425e

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

2239

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD Athlon II X3 425e
PassMark - Single thread mark	969	0
PassMark - CPU mark	808	2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3705

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD Athlon II X3 425e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Rana
Launch date	Q3'07	May 2011
Place in performance rating	2231	2239
Processor Number	E6540
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD Athlon II X3
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray		AD425EHDK32GM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.33 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	169 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	291 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
Maximum frequency		2.7 GHz
Number of threads		3
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3