Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Intel Core i7-4770T
Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 and Intel Core i7-4770T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
- Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71.45°C
Maximum core temperature | 72°C vs 71.45°C |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770T
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 969
- 7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5922 vs 808
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 65 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1922 vs 969 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5922 vs 808 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770T
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 | Intel Core i7-4770T |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 969 | 1922 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 808 | 5922 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 868 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3029 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.413 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 9.95 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.543 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.097 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.924 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 | Intel Core i7-4770T | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Conroe | Haswell |
Launch date | Q3'07 | June 2013 |
Place in performance rating | 2329 | 2334 |
Processor Number | E6540 | i7-4770T |
Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $610 | |
Price now | $399.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.36 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.33 GHz | 2.50 GHz |
Bus Speed | 1333 MHz FSB | 5 GT/s DMI2 |
Die size | 143 mm2 | 177 mm |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 72°C | 71.45°C |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Transistor count | 291 million | 1400 million |
VID voltage range | 0.8500V-1.5V | |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz | |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | 37.5mm x 37.5mm |
Sockets supported | PLGA775 | FCLGA1150 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2013B | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Anti-Theft technology | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® My WiFi technology | ||
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V | |
Graphics |
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Device ID | 0x412 | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.20 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 2 GB | |
Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.2/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | Up to 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
Scalability | 1S Only |