Intel Pentium E6700 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6700 and AMD Phenom X4 9650 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 E6700

AMD Phenom X4 9650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6700

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1311 vs 904
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 407 vs 283
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.118 vs 8.403

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1311 vs 904
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407 vs 283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.118 vs 8.403

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

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 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1721 vs 1182
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 732
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.833 vs 0.355

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1721 vs 1182
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	990 vs 732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.833 vs 0.355

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6700
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1311

904

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

1721

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

407

283

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

732

990

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.355

0.833

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.118

8.403

Name	Intel Pentium E6700	AMD Phenom X4 9650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1311	904
PassMark - CPU mark	1182	1721
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407	283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	732	990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.355	0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.118	8.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6700	AMD Phenom X4 9650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Agena
Launch date	May 2010	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	3045	3049
Price now	$16.99
Processor Number	E6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.71
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	285 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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	228 million	450 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)