Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and AMD Athlon II X4 651 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

AMD Athlon II X4 651

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1287 vs 1023
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2500 vs 990
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 396 vs 317
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1335 vs 564

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1287 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	2500 vs 990
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396 vs 317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1335 vs 564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 651

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

2500

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

1335

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Athlon II X4 651
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	990	2500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	1335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.69

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Athlon II X4 651
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Llano
Launch date	Q3'06	November 2011
Place in performance rating	2702	2707
Processor Number	E6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$178.04
Value for money (0-100)		5.93
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	228 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	1178 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3