AMD's X2 6000 vs Intel's Core 2 Duo E6700 ..in 64bit Vista!

[Anusha]

We all know how Intel's Core 2 has been putting a hurting on AMD's Athlon X2's in 32 bit tests, but what happens when we move into the future with 64 bit tests all around? The TechReport has the answer!

AMD is looking to stem the tide with the only tools available to it in the short term, and they're both very old-school: a price cut and a clock speed increase. Can these time-worn techniques put the Athlon 64 back on the map in this age of fancy-pants architectural tweaks and CPU cores multiplying like guppies? The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is a great test case. It now costs less than its natural competitor, the Core 2 Duo E6700, and it has quietly become the first Athlon 64 X2 processor to reach the 3GHz milestone.

The X2 6000+ debuts amid a changing landscape, as well. Windows Vista is here, and the conversion to Vista will likely mean increased uptake for 64-bit software on the desktop. Accordingly, we've moved our CPU testing to Windows Vista x64, with a healthy mix of 64-bit and multithreaded code to run on it. Keep reading to see how the X2 6000+ fares in this new environment.

Source: The TechReport

 

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what happens in the end hmmm....

 

[Anusha]

what happens in the end hmmm....

In the end?

6000+ wins few but loses too much. And it uses as much as twice the power than E6700. That's a shame.

And, the 6000+ can only be overclocked up to 3.5GHz (if you are lucky). The E6700 can be overclocked to almost 4GHz (typically 3.6-3.7GHz) and remember this is a 50% (or 40%) increase compared to 16% increase in 6000+. Then it will be intouchable.