Pentium B950 vs Core 2 Duo E6550

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6550
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.58
Pentium B950
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.65
+12.1%

Pentium B950 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6550 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo E6550 Core 2 Duo E6550
Pentium B950 Pentium B950

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28172765
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.811.69
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)13 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950 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 speed2.33 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1333 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C85 °C
Number of transistors291 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950 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)
SocketPLGA775PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950.

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 E6550 0.58
Pentium B950 0.65
+12.1%

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 E6550 893
Pentium B950 995
+11.4%

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 E6550 260
Pentium B950 309
+18.8%

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 E6550 431
Pentium B950 505
+17.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.58 0.65
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium B950 has a 12.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium B950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6550 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6550 is a desktop processor while Pentium B950 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6550 and Pentium B950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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