Athlon X2 4850e vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.36no data
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release dateno dataMarch 2008 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 4850e basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2126 mm2
Number of transistors291 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 4850e compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket775AM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 4850e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 4850e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E6700 300
+33.9%
Athlon X2 4850e 224

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E6700 501
+30.8%
Athlon X2 4850e 383

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon X2 4850e has 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and AMD Athlon X2 4850e. We've got no test results to judge.

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