Which CPU is better? Intel E4500 or AMD Athlon 6000+ ?

You're right. You can't compare these two CPUs based on their core frequencies alone, because the architecture is different.

If you were to look up benchmark comparisons of these two CPUs, you would find that the 6000+ is significantly faster for most applications, and in the few areas where it loses to the E4500 it is still competitive.

So there's your answer. The 6000+ is the winner.

Edit: In response to the reply below me.

Phenom II compares well with Core 2 Quad. Clock for clock it is slower, but it has higher stock core frequencies to compensate.

Core 2 Quad is not "closing the gap" with Core i7. In fact, Core 2 Quad is done. Intel will not produce anymore LGA 775 CPUs.

Phenom II is not closing the gap with Core i7, either. It is competitive in performance and price with Core 2 Quad. AMD has no answer to Core i7 at this time. In the near future, AMD will release Phenom II x2, and the low-end Athlon II x2, x3, and x4 CPUs which are essentially a Deneb core with the L3 cache disabled and 2, 1, or no cores disabled, respectively. In the case of Athlon II x2 and x3, the L2 cache from the disabled cores will still be enabled for use with the remaining functional cores.

Just in case you wanted to know.

Above 2.4GHz or so a Core 2 Duo will start beating an 3GHz Athlons. You're right you can't compare them by clock frequencies.

In this case though the Athlon 6000+ is better.

However the E4500 is a great overclocker, and have been known to hit 3GHz, by which it will easily defeat a Athlon 6000+. Most Athlons top out around 3.3GHz.

Go with the AMD Athlon X2 6000+ I have one and I'm a PC Gamer. I got because AMD/ATI's Motherboard Chipsets are the best you can get. Nvidia's are the worst. So if its gaming or any other type of usage get the AMD and more and more technology is coming out for the AMD's such as their browser, Overclocking Tool, AMD Fusion for gaming, Direct X10.1, Pixel Shader 4.1, and much more. Intel doesn't provide any of that. Go with the AMD! Don't forget to get an AMD Motherboard with it too!

Typo error. It should be the dual core AMD you are talking about?

From a performance standpoint, the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is no match for Intel Core 2 Duo processors from the E6700 up.

In your case, you are better off with the AMD.

Intel core 2 duo E6600

Well if I were you I will actually leave the AMD CPU at stock unless it is Phenom II which is a great architecture from AMD but still no match from Intel architecture the Core 2.

I've been using Intel processors for years and nothing have really went wrong, whoever is saying AMD built quality is better is so wrong they're the same except different architecture have different advantages for processing power.

Anyway the best architecture out there atm is still Intel Core i7 architecture. But Core 2 and Phenom II are closing the gap very soon.

I'd have to say the Athalon. I've put many computers together and i've fixed my fair share of computers.

Athalon hands down.

I'll tell you why:

So, a customer of mine buys a Intel dual core to see how it benches next to my Athalon (This was about 3 months ago). So we hook them up side by side, both machines have the EXACT same stats (Just different CPU). Well about 4-5 minutes go by of comparing stats when we both came up with the same idea, the idea was overclocking the CPU's.

Here comes the fun part. About 2 minutes after overclocking (We took off the side cases and hooked up a fan that blasted the CPU with cold air), the Intel computer started to hum. 5 Minutes after that point, the Intel computer shuts off completely. We inspect it and the chip had actually welded itself to the board, it shorted the entire motherboard.

All in all... I'd have to say that Athalons are just built better, they don't make as much noise, they outrun Intel's hands down, and they last for a very very long time.

Can't beat the quality.

Hopefully this answers your question!

Cheers.

I'd have to say the intel its a 45nm processor so it runs cooler and most likely has vurtialization for windows 7

I have always preferred Intel but I am not techie that's just my user opinion

For some reason this was in my recommended questions list, go figure.

dual core pc is better / faster / newer. Better coz computer splits up tasks between the two cpus, thus decreasing the overall load on system