Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs AMD Phenom II X4 840T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X4 840T 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

AMD Phenom II X4 840T

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 Phenom II X4 840T

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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1271 vs 1023
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2286 vs 990

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1271 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	2286 vs 990

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 840T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1271

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

2286

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Phenom II X4 840T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1271
PassMark - CPU mark	990	2286
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.186

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Phenom II X4 840T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Zosma
Launch date	Q3'06	September 2010
Place in performance rating	2618	2625
Processor Number	E6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		15.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	346 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	904 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.9 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3