Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and AMD FX-6300 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 E6700

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

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 FX-6300

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1489 vs 1023
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4207 vs 990
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 527 vs 317
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 564

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1489 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	4207 vs 990
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	527 vs 317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914 vs 564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

4207

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

527

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

1914

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1489
PassMark - CPU mark	990	4207
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317	527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	1914
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Vishera
Launch date	Q3'06	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2619	2610
Processor Number	E6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD6300WMW6KHK
Price now		$58.99
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	315 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	70.50°C
Number of cores	2	6
Transistor count	291 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of threads		6
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Unlocked
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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		3.0