AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core2 Duo E6700

Let's find out which one of Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core2 Duo E6700 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core2 Duo AMD Phenom II
• Generation
  1 5
• CPU group
  Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Phenom II - 1000

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core2 Duo E6700 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.66 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.60 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066 DDR2-1066
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core2 Duo E6700 or AMD Phenom II X6 1090T? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 125 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE3 SSE3, SSE4a
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Conroe Thuban (K10)
• Technology
  65 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  LGA 775 AM3
• Release date
  Q3/2006 Q2/2010

List of devices based on Intel Core2 Duo E6700 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T.

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