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Intel Core2 Duo E7200

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core2 Duo E7200

Reasons to consider the
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Much higher clock speed 2.53 GHz vs 1.8 GHz More than 40% higher clock speed
Much better PassMark score 1,635 vs 1,102 Around 50% better PassMark score
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,050 vs 610 More than 70% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.84 GHz vs 2.55 GHz More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.53 GHz vs 1.8 GHz More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W vs 52.81W 2.6x lower typical power consumption
Has virtualization support Yes vs No Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 81 °C vs 74.1 °C Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year vs 15.66 $/year 2.6x lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year vs 56.94 $/year 2.6x lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Nov, 2009 vs Apr, 2008 Release date over 1 years later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E7200 vs Athlon II X2 260u

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E7200
2,480
Athlon II X2 260u
1,733

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E7200
1,350
Athlon II X2 260u
951

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core2 Duo E7200
108,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 260u
72,100 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core2 Duo E7200
1,635
Athlon II X2 260u
1,102

PassMark (Single Core)

Core2 Duo E7200
1,050
Athlon II X2 260u
610

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core2 Duo E7200  vs
Athlon II X2 260u 
Clock speed 2.53 GHz 1.8 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
LGA 775
AM3

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support No Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
3DNow!
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 65W 25W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 6.02 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 21.9 $/year
Performance per watt 1.28 pt/W 2.84 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 20.31W

details

 Core2 Duo E7200  vs
Athlon II X2 260u 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 3 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range 0.85 - 1.36V 0.85 - 1.15V
Operating temperature Unknown - 74.1°C Unknown - 81°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.84 GHz 2.55 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.53 GHz 1.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.84 GHz 2.55 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

bus
Clock speed 1,066 MHz 1,800 MHz
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