Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6570

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 849 vs 577
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 774 vs 370

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	849 vs 577
PassMark - CPU mark	774 vs 370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

849

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

774

370

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	849	577
PassMark - CPU mark	774	370
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	449

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T6570	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Barton
Launch date	1 January 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2891	2882
Price now	$38.50
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo
Value for money (0-100)	9.61
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	107 mm	101 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 Million	63 million
L1 cache		128 KB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	PGA478	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology