Intel Core i7-2600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2600 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 i7-2600

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1740 vs 766
7.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5344 vs 677
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2727 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740 vs 766
PassMark - CPU mark	5344 vs 677
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2727 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 727

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044 vs 727

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1740

766

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5344

677

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

727

1044

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2727

1731

Name	Intel Core i7-2600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740	766
PassMark - CPU mark	5344	677
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	727	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2727	1731
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Windsor
Launch date	January 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$247
Place in performance rating	2267	2272
Price now	$148.99
Processor Number	i7-2600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	16.20
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1160 million	154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)