Intel Pentium E6500 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6500 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1244 vs 646
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1172 vs 958
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 211
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 625 vs 373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244 vs 646
PassMark - CPU mark	1172 vs 958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625 vs 373

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1172

958

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

355

211

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

373

Name	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244	646
PassMark - CPU mark	1172	958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355	211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625	373
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 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Manchester
Launch date	August 2009	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	3092	3082
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	156 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 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)