A6-9500E vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6850
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

A6-9500E outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26902393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.043.00
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E 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
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data1024 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E 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 dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and A6-9500E.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 E6850 0.74
A6-9500E 1.15
+55.4%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6850 1130
A6-9500E 1756
+55.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 1.15
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A6-9500E has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-9500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6850 in performance tests.


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