Core 2 Duo E4600 vs Core 2 Duo T7200

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	28 July 2006 (18 years ago)	October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$286	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600 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	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	143 mm2	111 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	167 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600 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	PPGA478, PBGA479	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7200 and Core 2 Duo E4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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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Power consumption (TDP)

34 Watt

65 Watt

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