Intel Pentium E6600 vs AMD Phenom II X4 820

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 and AMD Phenom II X4 820 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 Phenom II X4 820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 1121
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 392 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 1121
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392 vs 364

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 820

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2081 vs 1128
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1098 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2081 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1098 vs 666

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1201

1121

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1128

2081

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

392

364

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

1098

Name	Intel Pentium E6600	AMD Phenom II X4 820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201	1121
PassMark - CPU mark	1128	2081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392	364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666	1098

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6600	AMD Phenom II X4 820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Deneb
Launch date	January 2010	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$90
Place in performance rating	2556	2565
Price now	$100	$74.95
Processor Number	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.53	13.36
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 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	3.06 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	758 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V – 1.3625V
L3 cache		4096 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	95 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)