AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
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Games supported 49%

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6600 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating24372436
Value for money3.463.73
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Windsor (2006−2009)
Release dateno dataDecember 2006 (16 years old)
Current price$30 $63
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Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E6600 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data512K
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data220 mm2
Number of transistorsno data227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6600 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM2
Thermal design power (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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.

Core 2 Duo E6600 0.73
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.73
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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: 67%

Core 2 Duo E6600 919
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 921
+0.2%

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: 37%

Core 2 Duo E6600 324
+16.5%
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 278

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 17% 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: 37%

Core 2 Duo E6600 567
+10.7%
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 512

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Boost clock speed 2400 2900
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Core 2 Duo E6600

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Athlon 64 X2 5600+

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Competitors of Core 2 Duo E6600 by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core 2 Duo E6600 by AMD is Athlon 64 X2 5600+, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon 64 X2 5600+ from Intel is Core 2 Duo E6600, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon 64 X2 5600+:

Celeron E3500 101.37
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 100

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User rating

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