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| Intel Pentium E5200 vs Core2 Quad Q6600 |
Released July, 2008
Intel Pentium E5200
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium E5200
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 74.1 °C | ![]() | Higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
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Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q6600
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 85.31W | Around 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.1 °C | vs | 62.2 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.78 GHz | vs | 3.52 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | Around 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jul, 2008 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium E5200 vs Core2 Quad Q6600
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium E5200
2,404
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,490
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium E5200
1,312
Core2 Quad Q6600
1,306
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium E5200
106,400 MB/s
Core2 Quad Q6600
102,800 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium E5200
2,230
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,161
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium E5200
2,456
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,541
GeekBench
Pentium E5200
4,003
Core2 Quad Q6600
5,918
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium E5200
1,488
Core2 Quad Q6600
2,970
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium E5200
1,015
Core2 Quad Q6600
924
Reviews Word on the street
Pentium E5200 | vs | Core2 Quad Q6600 | ||
![]() | 9.7 | 9.4 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium E5200 | vs | Core2 Quad Q6600 |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad 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 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 |
details | Pentium E5200 | vs | Core2 Quad Q6600 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 65 nm | |
Transistor count | 228,000,000 | 582,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 12 | 9 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.1°C | Unknown - 62.2°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 36 | 278 | |
Overclock review score | 5 | 5 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.78 GHz | 3.52 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.78 GHz | 3.52 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 105W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 25.29 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 91.98 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.6 pt/W | 1.19 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 85.31W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 800 MHz | 1,066 MHz |
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