Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Performance (Benchmarks)

286Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score275
509Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score503
5423DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2130 MHzFrequency2800 MHz
2Cores2
2Threads2
65 WTDP89 W
ConroeCodenameBrisbane, Windsor
PLGA775PackageSocket AM2 (940)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

287Single-Core Score273
565Multi-Core Score514
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelHP ProLiant ML115 G5
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5LD2Motherboard

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420NameAMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
1 Processor, 2 CoresTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3
2.13 GHzBase Frequency2.80 GHz
Maximum Frequency2800 MHz
PackageSocket AM2 (940)
CodenameWindsor
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L2 Cache1.00 MB x 2

Memory Information

1.95 GBSize2.00 GB
Frequency399 MHz
TypeDDR2 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

287Single-Core Score273
33Crypto Score47
321Integer Score321
255Floating Point Score 205
33
57.8 MB/sec		AES-XTS47
82.3 MB/sec
406
2.05 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)452
2.29 MB/sec
369
17.4 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression384
18.2 Mpixels/sec
298
839.8 KTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)316
892.3 KTE/sec
281
330.2 KElements/sec		HTML5320
375.6 KElements/sec
412
129.1 Krows/sec		SQLite292
91.4 Krows/sec
331
18.0 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering334
18.1 Mpixels/sec
266
84.7 KB/sec		Text Rendering276
87.9 KB/sec
373
2.90 Klines/sec		Clang366
2.86 Klines/sec
211
2.44 images/sec		Camera211
2.45 images/sec
207
259.0 Kpairs/sec		N-Body Physics211
263.6 Kpairs/sec
363
2250.8 FPS		Rigid Body Physics321
1986.8 FPS
220
12.1 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur113
6.21 Mpixels/sec
279
2.15 images/sec		Face Detection224
1.72 images/sec
310
7.64 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection230
5.67 Mpixels/sec
362
17.8 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting289
14.2 Mpixels/sec
299
4.08 Mpixels/sec		HDR397
5.41 Mpixels/sec
304
244.2 Kpixels/sec		Ray Tracing224
179.6 Kpixels/sec
156
1.40 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion121
1.08 Kpixels/sec
354
11.3 Words/sec		Speech Recognition255
8.16 Words/sec
114
4.42 images/sec		Machine Learning86
3.32 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

565Multi-Core Score514
88Crypto Score91
621Integer Score582
522Floating Point Score 438
88
152.8 MB/sec		AES-XTS91
159.5 MB/sec
863
4.36 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)853
4.31 MB/sec
721
34.1 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression744
35.2 Mpixels/sec
453
1.28 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)485
1.37 MTE/sec
587
689.6 KElements/sec		HTML5559
656.1 KElements/sec
814
255.2 Krows/sec		SQLite584
183.1 Krows/sec
609
33.0 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering562
30.5 Mpixels/sec
441
140.5 KB/sec		Text Rendering484
154.1 KB/sec
723
5.64 Klines/sec		Clang697
5.43 Klines/sec
523
6.06 images/sec		Camera403
4.67 images/sec
418
523.2 Kpairs/sec		N-Body Physics384
480.4 Kpairs/sec
719
4452.6 FPS		Rigid Body Physics639
3956.8 FPS
526
28.9 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur235
12.9 Mpixels/sec
729
5.61 images/sec		Face Detection436
3.35 images/sec
692
17.1 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection485
11.9 Mpixels/sec
785
38.5 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting801
39.3 Mpixels/sec
697
9.49 Mpixels/sec		HDR1008
13.7 Mpixels/sec
467
374.8 Kpixels/sec		Ray Tracing589
473.0 Kpixels/sec
371
3.32 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion287
2.57 Kpixels/sec
517
16.5 Words/sec		Speech Recognition441
14.1 Words/sec
199
7.69 images/sec		Machine Learning154
5.95 images/sec