Intel Core 2 Duo E6300: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 sales on July 2006. Based on a Conroe architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1866 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is PLGA775, LGA775 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 memory.

General info

Core 2 Duo E6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	not rated
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	July 2006 (16 years old)
Current price	$96	of 16241 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	of 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
L1 cache	64 KB	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	2 MB	of 36 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache	0 KB	of 786432 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography	65 nm	of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Die size	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors	291 million	of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6300 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration	1	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	PLGA775, LGA775
Thermal design power (TDP)	65 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-
EDB	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-x

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6300's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo E6300. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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