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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

Intel Core i7-4770T

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 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 969
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5973 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	1931 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	5973 vs 808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

969

1931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

5973

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	Intel Core i7-4770T
PassMark - Single thread mark	969	1931
PassMark - CPU mark	808	5973
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'07	June 2013
Place in performance rating	2329	2333
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
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
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
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
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
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
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
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
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
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only