Intel Core2 Duo E6600 vs AMD Opteron 1210 HE |
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 better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,163 |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
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Released February, 2007
AMD Opteron 1210 HE
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 1210 HE
| | Newer Feb, 2007 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 2 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,163 | vs | 1,427 | More than 50% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 2.92 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.7 pt/W | vs | 0.61 pt/W | More than 2.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 60.1 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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| Newer | Feb, 2007 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date 7 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6600 vs Opteron 1210 HE
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Opteron 1210 HE |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.7 pt/W | 0.61 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
details | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | Opteron 1210 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 9 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.49 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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