Intel Pentium E6800 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6800 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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 E6800

AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6800

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1306 vs 841

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1306 vs 841

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

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 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1455 vs 1177

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1455 vs 1177

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6800
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1306

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1177

1455

Name	Intel Pentium E6800	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1306	841
PassMark - CPU mark	1177	1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	690

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6800	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Agena
Launch date	August 2010	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$831
Place in performance rating	2455	2483
Price now	$49.99
Processor Number	E6800
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.33 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	3.33 GHz	2.1 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
Package Size	37.5mm X 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
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™)