Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Place in performance ranking	2558	2665
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.42	3.46
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	$182	$30

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E6600 has 724% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E6850.

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E6850 and Core 2 Duo E6600 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	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6850 and Core 2 Duo E6600 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 E6850 0.72
+22%

Core 2 Duo E6600 0.59

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 22% 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 E6850 1118
+21.7%

Core 2 Duo E6600 919

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 22% 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 E6850 333
+27.6%

Core 2 Duo E6600 261

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 28% 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 E6850 552
+32.7%

Core 2 Duo E6600 416

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 33% 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 E6850 3057
+24.2%

Core 2 Duo E6600 2462

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 24% 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 E6850 5830
+24.1%

Core 2 Duo E6600 4698

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 24% 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 E6850 2661
+29.7%

Core 2 Duo E6600 2052

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 30% 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 E6850 51

Core 2 Duo E6600 36.2
+40.9%

Core 2 Duo E6850 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 41% in wPrime 32.