Core 2 Duo T6400 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2800not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400 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 speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400 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.

Socketno dataPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400 are enumerated here.

VT-xno 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 E6600 919
+26.1%
Core 2 Duo T6400 729

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 E6600 263
+13.4%
Core 2 Duo T6400 232

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 E6600 420
+17%
Core 2 Duo T6400 359

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo E6600 2462
+16.4%
Core 2 Duo T6400 2115

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo E6600 4698
+17.3%
Core 2 Duo T6400 4005

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo E6600 2052
+16.1%
Core 2 Duo T6400 1768

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo E6600 36.2
+8.9%
Core 2 Duo T6400 39.42

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6400 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Core 2 Duo T6400. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T6400 is a notebook one.


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