Intel Core2 Duo T5600 vs AMD G G-T56E |
Released August, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo T5600
- 1.83 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo T5600
 | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Slightly higher clock speed 1.83 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.16 GHz |
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Released June, 2012
AMD G G-T56E
- 1.65 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD G G-T56E
| | Much newer manufacturing process 40 nm | | Newer Jun, 2012 |
| | Lower typical power consumption 14.63W | | Lower annual home energy cost 4.34 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Slightly higher clock speed | 1.83 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.16 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 651 | vs | 441 | Around 50% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.83 GHz | vs | 1.65 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 40 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2006 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 14.63W | vs | 27.63W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 4.34 $/year | vs | 8.19 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 15.77 $/year | vs | 29.78 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo T5600 vs G G-T56E
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo T5600 | vs | G G-T56E |
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| Clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core2 Duo T5600 | vs | G G-T56E |
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| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 40 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.83 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.16 GHz | 1.65 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 34W | 18W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.19 $/year | 4.34 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 29.78 $/year | 15.77 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.06 pt/W | 2.23 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 27.63W | 14.63W | |
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