Intel Pentium E6300 vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6300 and AMD Athlon X2 4450e 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).

Intel Pentium E6300

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 1066
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1032 vs 867

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1032 vs 867

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 354
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 629

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 629

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1143

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1032

867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

354

1045

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

629

1701

Name	Intel Pentium E6300	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1032	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354	1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	629	1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6300	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Brisbane
Launch date	May 2009	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2620	2622
Price now	$565
Processor Number	E6300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.89
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)