Pentium P6100 vs Core 2 Duo E6400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6400
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.51
Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58
+13.7%

Pentium P6100 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6400 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo E6400 Core 2 Duo E6400
Pentium P6100 Pentium P6100

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28822822
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.721.51
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$12

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100 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 speed2.13 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate1066 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C90 °C
Number of transistors291 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775,PLGA775PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100 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 E6400 and Pentium P6100 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E6400 0.51
Pentium P6100 0.58
+13.7%

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 E6400 780
Pentium P6100 881
+12.9%

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 E6400 233
Pentium P6100 273
+17.2%

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 E6400 374
Pentium P6100 452
+20.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.51 0.58
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium P6100 has a 13.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium P6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6400 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6400 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6400 and Pentium P6100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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