Core 2 Duo E6400 vs PRO A6-8570

Primary details

Comparing PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2337not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.75no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release dateOctober 2018 (6 years ago)July 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 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
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache1024 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size250 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data61 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million291 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 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
SocketAM4LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Switchable graphics+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortn/a-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400.

PCIe version3.0no 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.



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.

PRO A6-8570 1906
+144%
Core 2 Duo E6400 780

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

PRO A6-8570 has a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between PRO A6-8570 and Core 2 Duo E6400. We've got no test results to judge.


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