Pentium 2030M vs Core 2 Duo E6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6600
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.60
Pentium 2030M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.92
+53.3%

Pentium 2030M outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo E6600 Core 2 Duo E6600
Pentium 2030M Pentium 2030M

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28032534
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency0.842.40
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M 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 data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Pentium 2030M.

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 E6600 0.60
Pentium 2030M 0.92
+53.3%

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
Pentium 2030M 1413
+53.8%

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
Pentium 2030M 433
+64.6%

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
Pentium 2030M 738
+75.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.60 0.92
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium 2030M has a 53.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2030M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Pentium 2030M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Pentium 2030M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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