AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
0.64

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon II X2 245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26142553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.985.89
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Regor (2009−2013)
Release dateno dataJuly 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35
Current price$18 $17.99 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 245 has 501% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E6700.

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon II X2 245 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 speed2.66 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon II X2 245 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 dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon II X2 245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.64
Athlon II X2 245 0.71
+10.9%

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 11% 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%

Core 2 Duo E6700 990
Athlon II X2 245 1097
+10.8%

Athlon II X2 245 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 11% 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%

Core 2 Duo E6700 320
+24%
Athlon II X2 245 258

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 24% 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%

Core 2 Duo E6700 546
+20.5%
Athlon II X2 245 453

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.64 0.71
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

The Athlon II X2 245 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon II X2 245, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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