Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X4 640
1.45
+5.8%

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6700 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20502100
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.922.76
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date11 May 2010 (13 years old)April 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data
Current price$67 (0.8x MSRP)$26
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 640 has 6% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q6700.

Technical specs

Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.67 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)8 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data62 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data62 °C
Number of transistors300 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700 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
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 640 1.45
+5.8%
Core 2 Quad Q6700 1.37

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6700 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X4 640 2234
+6.4%
Core 2 Quad Q6700 2099

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6700 by 6% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X4 640 310
+6.9%
Core 2 Quad Q6700 290

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6700 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X4 640 940
+17.9%
Core 2 Quad Q6700 797

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6700 by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.45 1.37
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 640 and Core 2 Quad Q6700. The differences in performance seem too small.


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