Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 and Intel Pentium 4 506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Intel Pentium 4 506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 620 vs 279
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 634 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	620 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	634 vs 491

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

279

620

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

634

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600	Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark	928
PassMark - CPU mark	875
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	279	620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	491	634

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600	Intel Pentium 4 506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Prescott
Launch date	October 2007	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2805	2797
Price now	$157.95
Processor Number	E4600	506
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	111 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	167 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	1.25V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)