Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 vs AMD Athlon XP 2700+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 and AMD Athlon XP 2700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750

AMD Athlon XP 2700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6750

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.17 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1028 vs 398
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1012 vs 256

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2007 vs October 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.17 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1028 vs 398
PassMark - CPU mark	1012 vs 256

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2700+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1028

398

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1012

256

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6750	AMD Athlon XP 2700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1028	398
PassMark - CPU mark	1012	256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.133

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6750	AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Thoroughbred
Launch date	July 2007	October 2002
Place in performance rating	3160	3151
Price now	$12.95	$84.79
Processor Number	E6750
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	38.98	1.36
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	80 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	2.17 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	291 million	37 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt
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)