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| Intel Core2 Duo T6600 vs Core i3 3120M |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3120M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3120M
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core2 Duo T6600 vs the Core i3 3120M. | |||||||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo T6600 vs Core i3 3120M
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo T6600
2,105
Core i3 3120M
4,146
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo T6600
1,162
Core i3 3120M
1,922
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo T6600
93,000 MB/s
Core i3 3120M
131,100 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo T6600
1,962
Core i3 3120M
3,978
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo T6600
2,187
Core i3 3120M
4,075
GeekBench
Core2 Duo T6600
3,331
Core i3 3120M
6,892
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo T6600
1,371
Core i3 3120M
3,342
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo T6600
844
Core i3 3120M
1,313
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo T6600 | vs | Core i3 3120M |
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Clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
P | |||
478 | |||
rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 35W | 35W | |
Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.6 pt/W | 3.96 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W |
details | Core2 Duo T6600 | vs | Core i3 3120M |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 11 | 25 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.27 GHz | 2.53 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 943.9 | 1,976.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.27 GHz | 2.53 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
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