Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Pentium D 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.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 947 vs 782
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 942 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	947 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	942 vs 807

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

807

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	782
PassMark - CPU mark	942	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Presler
Launch date	Q3'06	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2779	2601
Processor Number	E6600	960
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	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	162 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	1.200V-1.3375V
L1 cache		28 KB
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3