Intel Pentium E6500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6500 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 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 II X2 240

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1240 vs 1081
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1161 vs 1044
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 338
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 625 vs 618
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.914 vs 4.009
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.097 vs 0.093
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.296 vs 1.779

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs July 2009
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240 vs 1081
PassMark - CPU mark	1161 vs 1044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625 vs 618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914 vs 4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.097 vs 0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296 vs 1.779

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.699 vs 0.322

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699 vs 0.322

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

1081

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1161

1044

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

355

338

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

625

618

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.322

1.699

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.914

4.009

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.097

0.093

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.296

1.779

Name	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Athlon II X2 240
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240	1081
PassMark - CPU mark	1161	1044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625	618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.322	1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914	4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.097	0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296	1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Athlon II X2 240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Regor
Launch date	August 2009	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$35
Place in performance rating	3092	3100
Price now	$157.95	$15.99
Processor Number	E6500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.28	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V – 1.3625V
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	65 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)