Athlon Neo MV-40 vs Core 2 Duo E6700
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon Neo MV-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2774 | 3260 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Duo (Desktop) | AMD Athlon Neo |
| Power efficiency | 0.90 | 1.07 |
| Architecture codename | Conroe (2006−2007) | Huron (2009) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 6 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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.
| Socket | no data | ASB1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon Neo MV-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon Neo MV-40 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.62 | 0.17 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E6700 has a 264.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon Neo MV-40, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo E6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Athlon Neo MV-40 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon Neo MV-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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