Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs AMD FX-8120

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and AMD FX-8120 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-8120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8120

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 61°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1335 vs 1023
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4643 vs 990
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 480 vs 317
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 564

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	61°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1335 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	4643 vs 990
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	480 vs 317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2092 vs 564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU 2: AMD FX-8120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1335

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

4643

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

480

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

2092

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD FX-8120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1335
PassMark - CPU mark	990	4643
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317	480
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	2092
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.468
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.38
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.613

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD FX-8120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Zambezi
Launch date	Q3'06	October 2011
Place in performance rating	2619	2614
Processor Number	E6700
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		FD8120FRGUBOX
OPN Tray		FD8120FRW8KGU
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	315 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	61°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		4 GHz
Number of threads		8
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 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	125 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 types
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a