Key Differences
In short — Athlon II X3 455 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Athlon II X3 455 is 1346 days newer than Core 2 Duo E6420.
Advantages of Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Athlon II X3 455 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Athlon II X3 455
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Core 2 Duo E6420 - 113 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 - 3 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
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TOP 5 Games
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Core 2 Duo E6420
Desktop • Apr 1st, 2007
Athlon II X3 455
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 | vs | AMD Athlon II X3 455 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2007 | Release Date | Dec 7th, 2010 |
| Core 2 Duo | Collection | Athlon II X3 |
| Conroe | Codename | Rana |
| Intel Socket 775 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 3 |
| 2 | Threads | 3 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 8.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
