AMD Athlon 650 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Physical Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket A | Intel Socket 775 |
|---|---|---|
| Process size | 180 nm | 65 nm |
| Transistors | 37 million | 582 million |
| Die size | 120 mm² | 2x 143 mm² |
| Package | — | FC-LGA6 |
| Foundry | — | Intel |
| tCaseMax | — | 71°C |
Performance
| Frequency | 650 MHz | 2.4 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | — | — |
| Base clock | 100 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Multiplier | 6.5x | 9.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| Voltage | 1.75 V | 1.34 V |
| TDP | 38 W | 105 W |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Release date | Jun 5th, 2000 | Jan 7th, 2007 |
| Codename | Thunderbird | Kentsfield |
| Generation | Athlon Model 4 | Core 2 Quad |
| Part | A0650AMT3BA0650APT3B | SL9UM |
| Memory support | DDR1 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Dual-channel |
| ECC memory | No | No |
| PCI Express | — | Gen 2 |
Cores
| Total Cores | 1 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 1 | 4 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated graphics | — | — |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 128K | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 256K | 8MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| EIST | — | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Enhanced 3DNow! | Yes | — |
| Intel 64 | — | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| SSE | — | Yes |
| SSE2 | — | Yes |
| SSE3 | — | Yes |
| TXT | — | Yes |
| VT-x | — | Yes |
| iAMT2 | — | Yes |
