Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Pentium Dual Core T4300
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core 2 Duo E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2519 | 2697 |
| 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 Pentium Dual Core | Core 2 Duo (Desktop) |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Conroe (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 1 June 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $58 | $30 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 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.
| Socket | PGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 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.
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 36% 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%
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 34% 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 E6600 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 10% 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 E6600 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 16% 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 E6600 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 12% 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%
Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 8% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.80 | 0.59 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Pentium Dual Core T4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4300 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core 2 Duo E6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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