Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 and Intel Pentium III 1400 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, 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 E6550

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 66% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 908 vs 272
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 896 vs 193
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2007 vs December 2001
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.33 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 908 vs 272
PassMark - CPU mark 896 vs 193

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31.2 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
908
272
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
896
193
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Intel Pentium III 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark 908 272
PassMark - CPU mark 896 193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 18.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.88

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Intel Pentium III 1400

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Tualatin
Launch date July 2007 December 2001
Place in performance rating 3206 3256
Price now $14.95
Processor Number E6550
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 29.56
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.33 GHz 1.40 GHz
Bus Speed 1333 MHz FSB 133 MHz FSB
Die size 143 mm2 80 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 2.33 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 291 million 44 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V 1.5V
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 69 °C

Memory

Supported memory types 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 PLGA775 PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 31.2 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)