Core i7-720QM vs Core 2 Duo E6300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2426
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	no data	2.19
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Clarksfield (2009−2010)
Release date	July 2006 (18 years ago)	23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$546

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	1066 MHz	2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	12
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	143 mm2	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	291 million	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA775,PLGA775	FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM 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 i7-720QM are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

None

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6300 and Core i7-720QM.

PCIe version	no data	2
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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