Pentium Dual Core T4300 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Place in performance ranking	2666	2519
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.98	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	no data	1 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$18	$58

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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	2.1 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6700 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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.

Socket	no data	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 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 0.64

Pentium Dual T4300 0.80
+25%

Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 25% based on our aggregate 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

Pentium Dual T4300 1232
+24.4%

Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 24% in Passmark.

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
+20.9%

Pentium Dual T4300 2242

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 21% 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
+26%

Pentium Dual T4300 4057

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 26% 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
+29%

Pentium Dual T4300 1825

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 29% in 3DMark06 CPU.