Intel Core2 Duo E6420 vs E4500 |
Released April, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E6420
- 2.13 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6420
 | Has virtualization support Yes | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.37 GHz |
| | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4 GHz |
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Released July, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4500
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the E4500
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 73.3 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.37 GHz | vs | 3.16 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4 GHz | vs | 3.52 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 73.3 °C | vs | 60.1 °C | More than 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6420 vs E4500
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6420 | vs | E4500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.2 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 | 1.37 pt/W | 1.38 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 E6420 | vs | E4500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 291,000,000 | 167,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 8 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | Unknown - 73.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.37 GHz | 3.16 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4 GHz | 3.52 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.37 GHz | 3.16 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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