AMD Phenom II X4 940
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core2 Duo E6700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2009
AMD Phenom II X4 940
AMD Phenom II X4 940
Released
Q3/2006
Overall score
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Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Intel Core2 Duo E6700

What's the best choice AMD Phenom II X4 940 or Intel Core2 Duo E6700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Phenom II X4 940 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q1/2009.

Intel Core2 Duo E6700 has a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2006.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1345 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.66 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 940 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    456 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    905 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    729 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1236 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1176 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    725 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    563 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    705 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    470 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    993 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1607 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.52 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core2 Duo E6700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1282 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1492 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    734 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    808 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    679 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    672 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1264 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 Intel Core2 Duo E6700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Phenom II left arrow Intel Core2 Duo
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Phenom II - 800/900 left arrow Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.66 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X4 940. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR2-1066 left arrow DDR2-1066
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Phenom II X4 940 and Intel Core2 Duo E6700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Phenom II X4 940 and AMD Phenom II X4 940, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Deneb (K10) left arrow Conroe
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 65 nm
  • Socket
    AM2+ left arrow LGA 775
  • Release date
    Q1/2009 left arrow Q3/2006

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Phenom II X4 940 and Intel Core2 Duo E6700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
401
AMD Phenom II X4 940
286
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1339
AMD Phenom II X4 940
521
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1602
AMD Phenom II X4 940
1524
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
5610
AMD Phenom II X4 940
2793
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.91
AMD Phenom II X4 940
0.97
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
3.58
AMD Phenom II X4 940
1.82
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3738
AMD Phenom II X4 940
1715
Intel Core2 Duo E6700

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