Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 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, 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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1159 vs 1151
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 401 vs 386
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 702 vs 671

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1159 vs 1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401 vs 386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702 vs 671

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1189

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 1189

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1189

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1159

1151

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

671

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	1159	1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.351

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q3'07	January 2009
Place in performance rating	2533	3104
Processor Number	E6850	E7500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$14.99
Value for money (0-100)		36.85
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	82 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V-1.3625V
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		3072 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		2.93 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3