Intel Pentium E6600 vs AMD Phenom II X4 920

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 and AMD Phenom II X4 920 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 E6600

AMD Phenom II X4 920

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1220 vs 1133

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs January 2009
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1220 vs 1133

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920

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 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2181 vs 1168
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 392
7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 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	2181 vs 1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1674 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4682 vs 666

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1220

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

2181

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

392

1674

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

4682

Name	Intel Pentium E6600	AMD Phenom II X4 920
PassMark - Single thread mark	1220	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	1168	2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392	1674
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666	4682
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.506

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6600	AMD Phenom II X4 920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Deneb
Launch date	January 2010	January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$90
Place in performance rating	2526	2528
Price now	$100	$66.99
Processor Number	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.53	14.95
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		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	125 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)