Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i7-920

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i7-920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-920

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 60.1°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1216 vs 946
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2838 vs 942
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 469 vs 310
  • 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1855 vs 533
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1216 vs 946
PassMark - CPU mark 2838 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 469 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1855 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-920

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
946
1216
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
942
2838
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
310
469
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
533
1855
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Intel Core i7-920
PassMark - Single thread mark 946 1216
PassMark - CPU mark 942 2838
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 310 469
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 533 1855
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Intel Core i7-920

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Bloomfield
Launch date Q3'06 November 2008
Place in performance rating 2773 2767
Processor Number E6600 i7-920
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $340
Price now $174
Value for money (0-100) 8.34

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 143 mm2 263 mm2
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 60.1°C 67.9°C
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 291 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V 0.800V-1.375V
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W
Sockets supported PLGA775 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Memory

Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066