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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 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 1070
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 1070

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 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1551 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 1551 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
1070
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1032
1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
354
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 1070
PassMark - CPU mark 1032 1551
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 2609 2610
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)