Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 vs Core 2 Duo E4700

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Duo E4700
0.56

Core 2 Duo E6550 outperforms Core 2 Duo E4700 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26702659
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.860.68
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years old)July 2007 (16 years old)
Current price$80 $41
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E4700 has 26% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E6550.

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.33 GHz
L1 cache64 KB64 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size111 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C72 °C
Number of transistors167 million291 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketPLGA775PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI--
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550 are enumerated here.

VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E4700 0.56
Core 2 Duo E6550 0.58
+3.6%

Core 2 Duo E6550 outperforms Core 2 Duo E4700 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo E4700 862
Core 2 Duo E6550 889
+3.1%

Core 2 Duo E6550 outperforms Core 2 Duo E4700 by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E4700 311
+19.6%
Core 2 Duo E6550 260

Core 2 Duo E4700 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6550 by 20% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E4700 546
+26.7%
Core 2 Duo E6550 431

Core 2 Duo E4700 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6550 by 27% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.56 0.58

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4700 and Core 2 Duo E6550. The differences in performance seem too small.


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