Intel Core i7-6650U vs AMD Opteron X2 175

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-6650U and AMD Opteron X2 175 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i7-6650U

AMD Opteron X2 175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6650U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
7.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 110 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2015 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 110 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 175

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

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-6650U
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 175

Name	Intel Core i7-6650U	AMD Opteron X2 175
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	3549
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	778
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	39.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	313.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	26.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	43.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2244
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3428
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2244
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3428

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-6650U	AMD Opteron X2 175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Denmark
Launch date	1 September 2015	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$415
Place in performance rating	993	not rated
Processor Number	i7-6650U
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		233 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x1926
eDRAM	64 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi	1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	42x24x1.3
Sockets supported	FCBGA1356	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	110 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)