Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Place in performance ranking	2625	2549
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.98	0.42
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$18	$182

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E6700 has 133% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E6850.

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E6700 and Core 2 Duo E6850 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	1333 MHz
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6700 and Core 2 Duo E6850 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 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.

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 E6700 0.65

Core 2 Duo E6850 0.73
+12.3%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo E6700 990

Core 2 Duo E6850 1118
+12.9%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 13% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E6700 320

Core 2 Duo E6850 333
+4.1%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E6700 546

Core 2 Duo E6850 552
+1.1%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710

Core 2 Duo E6850 3057
+12.8%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 13% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110

Core 2 Duo E6850 5830
+14.1%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 14% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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 E6700 2354

Core 2 Duo E6850 2661
+13%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 13% in 3DMark06 CPU.