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| Intel Core2 Duo E6600 vs E4600 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6600
![]() | Much better PassMark score 1,884 | ![]() | Has virtualization support Yes |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.49 GHz |
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Released October, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the E4600
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 73.3 °C | ![]() | Newer Oct, 2007 |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.61 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better PassMark score | 1,884 | vs | 1,384 | More than 35% better PassMark score | |||
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Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 3.17 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 73.3 °C | vs | 60.1 °C | More than 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Newer | Oct, 2007 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | vs | 3.45 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6600 vs E4600
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
2,322
Core2 Duo E4600
2,274
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
1,276
Core2 Duo E4600
1,242
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
102,200 MB/s
Core2 Duo E4600
102,150 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
2,163
Core2 Duo E4600
2,148
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6600
2,409
Core2 Duo E4600
3,640
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E6600
4,006
Core2 Duo E4600
3,640
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E6600
1,884
Core2 Duo E4600
1,384
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E6600
1,257
Core2 Duo E4600
885
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6600 | vs | E4600 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 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 | 1.7 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 E6600 | vs | E4600 |
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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 | 9 | 12 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | Unknown - 73.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.49 GHz | 3.17 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.45 GHz | 3.61 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 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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