Intel Pentium E6500 vs AMD Phenom II X3 705e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6500 and AMD Phenom II X3 705e 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 Phenom II X3 705e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1244 vs 962
Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.914 vs 7.825

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244 vs 962
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914 vs 7.825

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 705e

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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1222 vs 1172
6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.938 vs 0.322
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.123 vs 0.097
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.578 vs 2.296

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1222 vs 1172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.938 vs 0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.123 vs 0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.578 vs 2.296

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 705e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1172

1222

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.322

1.938

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.914

7.825

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.097

0.123

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.296

2.578

Name	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1244	962
PassMark - CPU mark	1172	1222
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.322	1.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.914	7.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.097	0.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296	2.578

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6500	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Heka
Launch date	August 2009	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$152
Place in performance rating	3092	3093
Price now	$157.95	$152.34
Processor Number	E6500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.28	4.31
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 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	2.93 GHz	2.5 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	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)