Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 vs AMD FX-9590

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 and AMD FX-9590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

AMD FX-9590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 57°C
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 220 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 57°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 220 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9590

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1813 vs 969
8.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6774 vs 808

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1813 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	6774 vs 808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: AMD FX-9590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

969

1813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

6774

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD FX-9590
PassMark - Single thread mark	969	1813
PassMark - CPU mark	808	6774
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		633
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3042
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		25.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.59

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD FX-9590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Vishera
Launch date	Q3'07	July 2013
Place in performance rating	2230	2252
Processor Number	E6540
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD9590FHHKWOF
OPN Tray		FD9590FHW8KHK
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		30.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.33 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	315 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	72°C	57°C
Number of cores	2	8
Transistor count	291 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		5 GHz
Number of threads		8
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	220 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a