Core 2 Duo T5870 vs Core 2 Duo E6300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 speed1.86 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 634
Core 2 Duo T5870 698
+10.1%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 186
Core 2 Duo T5870 217
+16.7%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6300 304
Core 2 Duo T5870 357
+17.4%

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5870 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core 2 Duo T5870. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6300 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5870 is a notebook one.


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