Intel Pentium E6600 vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e

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Intel Pentium E6600 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 405e
Intel Pentium E6600 AMD Athlon II X3 405e

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E6600 and the AMD Athlon II X3 405e and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium E6600 2 core processor released in Q1/2010 with the AMD Athlon II X3 405e which has 3 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2009.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
2 Generation 1
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Rana
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6600 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.06 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X3 405e clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
2 Cores 3
2 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.06 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium E6600, while the AMD Athlon II X3 405e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium E6600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X3 405e is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E6600 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X3 405e is at 1.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Pentium E6600 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
45 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 775 Socket AM3
VT-x Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2010 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E6600 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e (68%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E6600 (91%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
287 (68%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
761 (98%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
776 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1120 (84%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
1330 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
362 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
614 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
498 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E6600 AMD Athlon II X3 405e
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