Intel Core2 Duo E6700 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e |
Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
- 2.66 GHz
- Dual core
3.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6700
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much better PassMark score 1,703 |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 995 | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,396 |
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Released October, 2008
AMD Athlon X2 5050e
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
3.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 5050e
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 78 °C | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E6700 vs 5050e among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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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 better PassMark score | 1,703 | vs | 1,347 | More than 25% better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 995 | vs | 781 | More than 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,396 | vs | 1,923 | Around 25% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.35 GHz | vs | 3.18 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 78 °C | vs | 60.1 °C | Around 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 52.81W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2008 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6700 vs Athlon X2 5050e
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6700 | vs | Athlon X2 5050e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.66 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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.69 pt/W | 1.75 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 36.56W | |
details | Core2 Duo E6700 | vs | Athlon X2 5050e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 1 - 1.25V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | Unknown - 78°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.35 GHz | 3.18 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.35 GHz | 3.18 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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