Intel Core2 Duo E6300 vs AMD Sempron 2600+ |
Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6300
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6300
 | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 79,500 MB/s | | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released July, 2004
AMD Sempron 2600+
- 1.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 2600+
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 79,500 MB/s | vs | 22.7 MB/s | Around 3502.2x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.19 GHz | vs | 2.41 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2006 | vs | Jul, 2004 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | vs | 1.83 GHz | Around 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.18 pt/W | vs | 0.31 pt/W | More than 3.8x better performance per watt | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | Around 55% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6300 vs Sempron 2600+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6300 | vs | Sempron 2600+ |
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| Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 754 | |||
| 462 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 200 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E6300 | vs | Sempron 2600+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.4°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 15 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.19 GHz | 2.41 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | 1.83 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.19 GHz | 2.41 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 62W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 14.94 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 54.31 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.18 pt/W | 0.31 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 50.38W | |
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