AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,489

Rank #1,295

vs
4,084

Rank #1,813

4,489
4,084

Athlon II X2 265 wins by 9% (Rank #1295 vs #1813)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,533

Rank #1,261

vs
4,073

Rank #1,703

4,533
4,073

Athlon II X2 265 wins by 10.1% (Rank #1261 vs #1703)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,422

Rank #1,404

vs
4,100

Rank #2,046

4,422
4,100

Athlon II X2 265 wins by 7.3% (Rank #1404 vs #2046)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,494

Rank #1,576

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,476

Rank #1,477

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,473

Rank #1,577

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 265 Core 2 Duo E6550 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,330 MHz
+30%
Clock Multiplier
17x
7x
+57.6%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
21 GB/s
-20.2%
PCIe Lanes
12
1
+91.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 265 Core 2 Duo E6550
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 E6550
Core Name Regor Conroe
Socket LGA775 PLGA775
Package µPGA FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 265
AMD
Core 2 Duo E6550
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 265
E8600
Core 2 Duo E6550
E6550

Core Name

Athlon II X2 265
Regor
Core 2 Duo E6550
Conroe

Socket

Athlon II X2 265
LGA775
Core 2 Duo E6550
PLGA775

Package

Athlon II X2 265
µPGA
Core 2 Duo E6550
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 265
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Duo E6550
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 265
No
Core 2 Duo E6550
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 265
2.0
Core 2 Duo E6550
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 265
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Duo E6550
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 265
Desktop
Core 2 Duo E6550
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 265
Yes
Core 2 Duo E6550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 265 Core 2 Duo E6550
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 143 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 265
45 nm
Core 2 Duo E6550
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 265
117 mm²
Core 2 Duo E6550
143 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 265
0.00 billion
Core 2 Duo E6550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 265
--
Core 2 Duo E6550
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 265
64-bit
Core 2 Duo E6550
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 265 Core 2 Duo E6550
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 1000 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 265
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo E6550
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 265
Intel
Core 2 Duo E6550
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 265
1000 MHz
Core 2 Duo E6550
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 265 Core 2 Duo E6550
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64