Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE

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 Phenom II X6 1100T BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1498 vs 1023
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3908 vs 990
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 509 vs 317
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2230 vs 564

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1498 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	3908 vs 990
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	509 vs 317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2230 vs 564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

1498

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

3908

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

509

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

2230

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	1498
PassMark - CPU mark	990	3908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317	509
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	2230
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.182
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Thuban
Launch date	Q3'06	December 2010
Place in performance rating	2712	2721
Processor Number	E6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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	6
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		3.3 GHz
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3