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Intel Core2 Duo E4600
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 based on its performance.
See full details | Intel Core2 Duo E6400 vs E4600 |
![]() | Has virtualization support Yes | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.33 GHz |
![]() | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,148 | ![]() | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 73.3 °C | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.61 GHz |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
2.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz | vs | 3.17 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,148 | vs | 1,961 | Around 10% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 73.3 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Oct, 2007 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 1 years later |
summary | Core2 Duo E6400 | vs | E4600 |
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Clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.35 pt/W | 1.49 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 800 MHz |
details | Core2 Duo E6400 | vs | E4600 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
Transistor count | 167,000,000 | 167,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 8 | 12 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.4°C | Unknown - 73.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.17 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.33 GHz | 3.61 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz | 3.17 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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