Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Pentium Dual Core T4300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.80
+35.6%

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 ranking25172694
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.46
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreCore 2 Duo (Desktop)
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date1 June 2009 (15 years ago)no data
Current price$58 $30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus support800 MHz1066 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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.

SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 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 T4300 0.80
+35.6%
Core 2 Duo E6600 0.59

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 T4300 1232
+34.1%
Core 2 Duo E6600 919

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%

Pentium Dual T4300 2242
Core 2 Duo E6600 2462
+9.8%

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%

Pentium Dual T4300 4057
Core 2 Duo E6600 4698
+15.8%

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%

Pentium Dual T4300 1825
Core 2 Duo E6600 2052
+12.4%

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 T4300 39
Core 2 Duo E6600 36.2
+7.7%

Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 8% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

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.


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