Intel Core2 Duo E6600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6600
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,257 | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,163 |
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Released December, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
| | Higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,257 | vs | 779 | More than 60% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,163 | vs | 1,857 | More than 15% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 1.7 pt/W | vs | 0.61 pt/W | More than 2.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 72.31W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 3.13 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 60.1 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6600 vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM2 | |||
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 | |
details | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.49 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | 3.39 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.7 pt/W | 0.61 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 72.31W | |
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