Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i5-2300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i5-2300 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E6600

Intel Core i5-2300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2300

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1431 vs 948
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3420 vs 939
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 603 vs 310
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1959 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1431 vs 948
PassMark - CPU mark	3420 vs 939
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	603 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1959 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

948

1431

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

939

3420

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

603

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

1959

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark	948	1431
PassMark - CPU mark	939	3420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	603
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	1959
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		59.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-2300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'06	January 2011
Place in performance rating	2675	2696
Processor Number	E6600	i5-2300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$168
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.67
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	216 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	72.6°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	1160 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.10 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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (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		850 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