Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i5-6600 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, 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), 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 i5-6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2254 vs 947
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6057 vs 942
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 966 vs 310
5.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3168 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2254 vs 947
PassMark - CPU mark	6057 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	966 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3168 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

2254

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

6057

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

966

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

3168

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	2254
PassMark - CPU mark	942	6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6275

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'06	July 2015
Place in performance rating	2779	1252
Processor Number	E6600	i5-6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$219.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	143 mm2	177 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	71°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 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 case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.90 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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only