Core 2 Duo T5600 vs Xeon E5-1660
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-1660 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5600 by a whopping 1142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1421 | 3267 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.18 | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 3.90 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (13 years ago) | 28 July 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $290 | $241 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-1660 has 11700% better value for money than Core 2 Duo T5600.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0375V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 | FCLGA2011 | PPGA478, PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1660 and Core 2 Duo T5600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.72 | 0.38 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 28 July 2006 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 34 Watt |
Xeon E5-1660 has a 1142.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Duo T5600, on the other hand, has 282.4% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E5-1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-1660 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo T5600 is a notebook one.
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