Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs AMD A8-3870K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and AMD A8-3870K 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

AMD A8-3870K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 401 vs 373

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401 vs 373

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 1187
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2328 vs 1147
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1172 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210 vs 1187
PassMark - CPU mark	2328 vs 1147
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1172 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: AMD A8-3870K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

1210

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1147

2328

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

373

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

1172

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD A8-3870K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187	1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1147	2328
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	1172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		762
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		762
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1721

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD A8-3870K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Llano
Launch date	Q3'07	December 2011
Place in performance rating	2541	2549
Processor Number	E6850
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	228 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	1178 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 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