Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

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General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2647not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.46no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Pentium 4
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Northwood (2001−2004)
Release dateno datano data
Current price$30 $39
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus support1066 MHz400 MHz
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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.

Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo E6600 2052
+153%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 811

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by 153% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core 2 Duo E6600 36.2
+168%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 97

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 168% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


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

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. We've got no test results to judge.


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