Intel Pentium E6500 vs AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6500 and AMD Athlon 64 2600+ 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium E6500

AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 83% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.6 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
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1245 vs 448
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1183 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs January 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1245 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark	1183 vs 374

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1245

448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1183

374

Name	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1245	448
PassMark - CPU mark	1183	374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Lima
Launch date	August 2009	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	3102	3089
Price now	$157.95
Processor Number	E6500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	77 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	122 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	15 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)