AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,357

Rank #1,460

vs
4,167

Rank #1,724

4,357
4,167

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 4.4% (Rank #1460 vs #1724)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,216

Rank #1,557

4,355
4,216

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 3.2% (Rank #1435 vs #1557)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,094

Rank #2,048

4,360
4,094

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 6.1% (Rank #1552 vs #2048)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Quad Q6600 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,400 MHz
+27.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
9x
+47.1%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
8 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
105 W
38.1% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Quad Q6600
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Kentsfield
Socket LGA775 Socket 775
Package µPGA FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Kentsfield

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Socket 775

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core 2 Quad Q6600
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Quad Q6600
DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Quad Q6600
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 --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Core 2 Quad Q6600
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core 2 Quad Q6600
143 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core 2 Quad Q6600
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Quad Q6600
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core 2 Quad Q6600
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Quad Q6600
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
E3DNow!
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