Intel Pentium E6600 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1192 vs 475
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1121 vs 421
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1192 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark 1121 vs 421

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 392
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1074 vs 666
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1101 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1074 vs 666

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1192
475
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1121
421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
392
1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
666
1074
Name Intel Pentium E6600 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1192 475
PassMark - CPU mark 1121 421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 392 1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 666 1074

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium E6600 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Windsor
Launch date January 2010 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $16
Place in performance rating 2555 2573
Price now $100
Processor Number E6600
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.53
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm2 230 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 228 million 227 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 45 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)