Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 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.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 948 vs 637
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 939 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	948 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	939 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 60.1°C
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 60.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

948

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

939

288

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	948	637
PassMark - CPU mark	939	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Northwood
Launch date	Q3'06	August 2002
Place in performance rating	2675	2711
Processor Number	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	131 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	70°C
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	291 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	1.345V-1.525V
L1 cache		8 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62.6 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2