Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	June 2007 vs February 2007
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Around 88% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1046 vs 587
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 936 vs 538
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 288 vs 190
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 514 vs 321

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1046 vs 587
PassMark - CPU mark	936 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	288 vs 190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	514 vs 321

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

587

1046

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

936

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

190

288

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

321

514

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	587	1046
PassMark - CPU mark	538	936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	190	288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	321	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Windsor
Launch date	June 2007	February 2007
Place in performance rating	3156	3157
Processor Number	E2140
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$32.50
Value for money (0-100)		14.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	L2=61.4°C; G0+M0=73.3°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	105 million	227 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775, PLGA775	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)