Opteron 250 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Place in the ranking	2824	2999
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	0.84	0.44
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release date	no data	December 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Opteron 250 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Die size	143 mm²	193 mm²
Number of transistors	291 million	106 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Opteron 250 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	2
Socket	775	940
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Opteron 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Opteron 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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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 E6600 0.58
+41.5%

Opteron 250 0.41

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
+41.6%

Opteron 250 649

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	0.41
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6600 has a 41.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 250 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Opteron 250 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Opteron 250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.