Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i3-2120T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i3-2120T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Core i3-2120T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 65.0°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1159 vs 948
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1520 vs 939
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 466 vs 310
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1038 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1159 vs 948
PassMark - CPU mark	1520 vs 939
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1038 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2120T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

948

1159

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

939

1520

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

466

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

1038

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i3-2120T
PassMark - Single thread mark	948	1159
PassMark - CPU mark	939	1520
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	1038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.213

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i3-2120T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'06	September 2011
Place in performance rating	2675	2714
Processor Number	E6600	i3-2120T
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$113
Value for money (0-100)		8.24
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	131 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	65.0°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	504 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® AVX
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0