Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 vs AMD A6 PRO-7400B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 and AMD A6 PRO-7400B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6 PRO-7400B

  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 60.4°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1498 vs 1041
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1684 vs 993
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2062 vs 1678
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3202 vs 2644
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 70°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1498 vs 1041
PassMark - CPU mark 1684 vs 993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2062 vs 1678
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3202 vs 2644

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800
CPU 2: AMD A6 PRO-7400B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1041
1498
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
993
1684
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1678
2062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2644
3202
Name Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 AMD A6 PRO-7400B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1041 1498
PassMark - CPU mark 993 1684
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1678 2062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2644 3202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1.769
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 45.706

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 AMD A6 PRO-7400B

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe
Launch date Q3'06
Place in performance rating 1722 1735
Processor Number X6800
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD740BYBI23JA

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 60.4°C 70°C
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz
Number of GPU cores 4
Number of threads 2
Unlocked

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PLGA775 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 35 Watt/65 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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 756 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12