Intel Pentium E6300 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 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.

Intel Pentium E6300

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 1067

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 1067

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1571 vs 1032
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 629

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1571 vs 1032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 629

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1143

1067

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1032

1571

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

629

956

Name	Intel Pentium E6300	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143	1067
PassMark - CPU mark	1032	1571
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	629	956

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6300	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Heka
Launch date	May 2009	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$85
Place in performance rating	2620	2635
Price now	$565	$84.53
Processor Number	E6300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.89	8.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	228 million	758 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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)