Intel Core m3-6Y30 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Compare Intel 6th Generation Core m 2 core CPU vs AMD 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

611 points
29% slightly better overall score
473 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

1125 points
8% slightly better gaming score
1036 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

467 points
38% slightly better multitasking score
336 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

448 points
38% slightly better heavy workload score
323 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
100% significantly more threads
2

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.51 GHz
2.20 GHz
45% significantly higher clock speed

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

0.5 MiB
Identical
0.5 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

1,057th of 1,089
1,075th of 1,089

Family

The product line

6th Generation Core m
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2015 August
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1866
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Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
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Core m3-6Y30 vs Athlon 64 X2 4000+ benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core m3-6Y30 performs better than the Athlon 64 X2 4000+. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core m3-6Y30 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core m3-6Y30. In terms of cache, both these CPUs have the same amount of L2 cache

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core m3-6Y30 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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