Pentium Dual-Core E2210 vs Core 2 Duo E8600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2552	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.27	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	1 June 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210 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
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium Dual-Core E2210.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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