Intel Pentium E2160 vs Core2 Duo E7500 |
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Released January, 2009
Intel Core2 Duo E7500
- 2.93 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E7500
 | Much more l2 cache 3 MB | | Much higher clock speed 2.93 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark score 1,877 | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,204 |
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Pentium E2160 vs the Core2 Duo E7500. | |||||||
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| Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 1 MB | 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 65% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 1,877 | vs | 999 | Around 90% better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,204 | vs | 655 | Around 85% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,673 | vs | 1,600 | More than 65% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 1.9 pt/W | vs | 1.12 pt/W | More than 70% better performance per watt | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.85 GHz | vs | 3.11 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.1 °C | vs | 73.3 °C | Almost the same | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.06 GHz | vs | 3.72 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2009 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium E2160 vs Core2 Duo E7500
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium E2160 | vs | Core2 Duo E7500 |
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| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.93 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 | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 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 | 1.12 pt/W | 1.9 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Pentium E2160 | vs | Core2 Duo E7500 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Transistor count | 105,000,000 | 228,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 73.3°C | Unknown - 74.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.11 GHz | 3.85 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.72 GHz | 4.06 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.11 GHz | 3.85 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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