Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Pentium G2030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2272	2643
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	0.98
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Architecture codename	no data	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	no data
Current price	$119	$18

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E6700 has 989% better value for money than Pentium G2030.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700 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 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2.66 GHz
Bus support	no data	1066 MHz
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700 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	FCLGA1155	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo E6700.

PCIe version

2.0

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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.

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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 G2030 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by 77% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.13	0.64
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt

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