Intel Core i7-2600S vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2600S and AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 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, 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 i7-2600S

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1733 vs 912
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4628 vs 709

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs January 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1733 vs 912
PassMark - CPU mark	4628 vs 709

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2600S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1733

912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4628

709

Name	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1733	912
PassMark - CPU mark	4628	709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.081

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Toledo
Launch date	January 2011	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$210
Place in performance rating	2426	2423
Price now	$198.99
Processor Number	i7-2600S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.47
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	199 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1160 million	233 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	110 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)