Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i3-4010U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i3-4010U 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Core i3-4010U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 947 vs 900

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	947 vs 900

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4010U

Around 66% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1669 vs 942
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 378 vs 310
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 856 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1669 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	378 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	856 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4010U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

900

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1669

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

378

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

856

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i3-4010U
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	900
PassMark - CPU mark	942	1669
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	378
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		28.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.013
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		715
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		715
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3306

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i3-4010U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'06	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	2779	2158
Processor Number	E6600	i3-4010U
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Price now		$124.31
Value for money (0-100)		5.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	143 mm2	118 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		1.7 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
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		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID		0xA16
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0