Athlon 64 3700+ vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon 64 3700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2766not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.91no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)San Diego (2001−2005)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$69

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon 64 3700+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data199 mm2
Number of transistorsno data233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon 64 3700+ 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data939
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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
+151%
Athlon 64 3700+ 394

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6700 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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