Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Core 2 Duo T7700

Place in performance ranking	2684	2694
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.46
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	2 September 2007 (16 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$307	no data
Current price	$143 (0.5x MSRP)	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7700 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
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	143 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7700 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Core 2 Duo E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7700 and Core 2 Duo E6600 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 T7700 and Core 2 Duo E6600 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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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 T7700 0.61
+3.4%

Core 2 Duo E6600 0.59

Core 2 Duo T7700 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 3% 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 T7700 945
+2.8%

Core 2 Duo E6600 919

Core 2 Duo T7700 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 3% 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 T7700 253

Core 2 Duo E6600 261
+3.2%

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7700 by 3% 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 T7700 405

Core 2 Duo E6600 416
+2.7%

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7700 by 3% 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 T7700 2554
+3.7%

Core 2 Duo E6600 2462

Core 2 Duo T7700 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 4% 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 T7700 4620

Core 2 Duo E6600 4698
+1.7%

Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7700 by 2% 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 T7700 2058
+0.3%

Core 2 Duo E6600 2052