Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs AMD FX-8150

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and AMD FX-8150 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 E6850

AMD FX-8150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 61°C
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 61°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8150

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1433 vs 1187
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5263 vs 1147
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 511 vs 401
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2415 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1433 vs 1187
PassMark - CPU mark	5263 vs 1147
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	511 vs 401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2415 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: AMD FX-8150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

1433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1147

5263

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

511

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

2415

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD FX-8150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187	1433
PassMark - CPU mark	1147	5263
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	511
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	2415
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.601

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD FX-8150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Zambezi
Launch date	Q3'07	October 2011
Place in performance rating	2541	2550
Processor Number	E6850
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		FD8150FRGUBOX
OPN Tray		FD8150FRW8KGU
Price now		$383.50
Value for money (0-100)		5.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	315 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°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		4.2 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
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		DDR3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a