Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

Place in the ranking	883	2806
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.55	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Power efficiency	7.70	0.84
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	16 March 2016 (8 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,166	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	1066 MHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	306.18 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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 Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 8.54
+1372%

Core 2 Duo E6600 0.58

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 13559
+1375%

Core 2 Duo E6600 919

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 554
+111%

Core 2 Duo E6600 263

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 2679
+538%

Core 2 Duo E6600 420

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.54	0.58
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has a 1372.4% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo E6600, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo E6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.