Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 E6700

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1023 vs 734
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 990 vs 678
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 317 vs 242
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 564 vs 423

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	990 vs 678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564 vs 423

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

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 E6700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1023

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

990

678

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

317

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

423

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1023	734
PassMark - CPU mark	990	678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	564	423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Conroe
Launch date	Q3'06	August 2007
Place in performance rating	2712	3003
Processor Number	E6700	E2180
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.00 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		2 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