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Intel Core2 Duo E6600
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Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
- 2.66 GHz
- Dual core
6.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6700
 | Higher clock speed 2.66 GHz | | Better geekbench (64-bit) score 3,863 |
by Tech Radar (Feb, 2007)We reckon you'll get more performance for less by buying an E6600 with high quality cooling and a good motherboard.
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Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
6.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E6600
| | Much better performance per dollar 23.62 pt/$ | | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,268 |
by Tech Radar (Aug, 2007)A fine chip to be sure, and the Core 2's last gasp before the Intel performance-to-pennies juggling act really starts to fall apart.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E6700 vs E6600
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Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| overclock popularity | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
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| Better geekbench (64-bit) score | 3,863 | vs | 2,409 | More than 60% better geekbench (64-bit) score | |||
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| Much better performance per dollar | 23.62 pt/$ | vs | 6.07 pt/$ | Around 4x better performance per dollar | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,268 | vs | 996 | More than 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6700 vs E6600
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GeekBench (64-bit)
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3D Mark 11 (Physics)
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| Core2 Duo E6700 | vs | E6600 | ||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6700 | vs | E6600 |
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| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| 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 | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Core2 Duo E6700 | vs | E6600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nms | 65 nms | |
| Transistor count | 291,000,000 | 291,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 10 | 9 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.1°C | Unknown - 60.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 7 | 47 | |
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 | 4.67 pt/W | 4 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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