Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Pentium N3710

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Pentium N3710 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Pentium N3710

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 947 vs 687

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	947 vs 687

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N3710

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1387 vs 942

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1387 vs 942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium N3710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

687

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1387

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium N3710
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	687
PassMark - CPU mark	942	1387
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.827
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.203
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		578
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1616
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		578
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1616
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2577

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Pentium N3710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Braswell
Launch date	Q3'06	1 April 2016
Place in performance rating	2779	2161
Processor Number	E6600	N3710
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor N Series
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	90°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		2.56 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	25mm x 27mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W	4 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	FCBGA1170
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max frequency		700 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		8 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics 405
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX		Yes
OpenGL		Yes
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		5
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0