Intel Pentium E6600 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 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.

Intel Pentium E6600

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.2 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 3% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 67 Watt
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 620
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1128 vs 539

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 67 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	1128 vs 539

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 392
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 954 vs 666

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1008 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	954 vs 666

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1201

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1128

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

392

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

954

Name	Intel Pentium E6600	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201	620
PassMark - CPU mark	1128	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666	954

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6600	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	San Diego
Launch date	January 2010	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$59
Place in performance rating	2556	2540
Price now	$100	$108.95
Processor Number	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.53	1.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	115 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	3.06 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	105 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	67 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)