Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i5-680

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i5-680 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Core i5-680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-680

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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1580 vs 946
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2618 vs 942
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 530 vs 310
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1207 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580 vs 946
PassMark - CPU mark	2618 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	530 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

946

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

2618

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

530

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

1207

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-680
PassMark - Single thread mark	946	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	942	2618
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.776

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core i5-680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Clarkdale
Launch date	Q3'06	April 2010
Place in performance rating	2774	2791
Processor Number	E6600	i5-680
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$272
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	81 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	72.6°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	382 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.86 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	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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		16.6 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8