Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i7-960

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core i7-960 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 i7-960

  • 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 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1459 vs 946
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3347 vs 942
  • Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 310
  • 4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2198 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 1459 vs 946
PassMark - CPU mark 3347 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 565 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2198 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
946
1459
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
942
3347
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
310
565
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
533
2198
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Intel Core i7-960
PassMark - Single thread mark 946 1459
PassMark - CPU mark 942 3347
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 310 565
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 533 2198
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 59.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.942

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Intel Core i7-960

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Bloomfield
Launch date Q3'06 October 2009
Place in performance rating 2773 2765
Processor Number E6600 i7-960
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $316
Price now $99.99
Value for money (0-100) 17.14

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.20 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 3.46 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