Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 947 vs 682
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 942 vs 657
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 310 vs 198
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 533 vs 347

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	947 vs 682
PassMark - CPU mark	942 vs 657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 60.1°C

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 60.1°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

682

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

347

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	682
PassMark - CPU mark	942	657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	347

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Conroe
Launch date	Q3'06	Q3'06
Place in performance rating	2779	3072
Processor Number	E6600	E2160
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	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	77 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	73.3°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		1.8 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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3