Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs AMD Athlon II X4 645

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and AMD Athlon II X4 645 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

AMD Athlon II X4 645

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 645

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1256 vs 946
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2348 vs 942
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 375 vs 310
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1256 vs 946
PassMark - CPU mark	2348 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	375 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 645

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

946

1256

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

2348

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

375

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

1215

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	AMD Athlon II X4 645
PassMark - Single thread mark	946	1256
PassMark - CPU mark	942	2348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	375
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	AMD Athlon II X4 645
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Propus
Launch date	Q3'06	September 2010
Place in performance rating	2773	2780
Processor Number	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.48
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	169 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.1 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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