A4-5050 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Place in the ranking	2774	2575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	0.90	5.30
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	1 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-5050 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-5050 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-5050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-5050 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and A4-5050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 8330 (? - 500 MHz)

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.62

A4-5050 0.84
+35.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E6700 990

A4-5050 1328
+34.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.62	0.84
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

A4-5050 has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while A4-5050 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and A4-5050, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.