Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Intel Core i5-2500S

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and Intel Core i5-2500S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 69.1°C
Maximum core temperature 72°C vs 69.1°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500S

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1645 vs 1187
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3380 vs 1147
  • Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 670 vs 401
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1968 vs 702
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1645 vs 1187
PassMark - CPU mark 3380 vs 1147
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 670 vs 401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1968 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1187
1645
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1147
3380
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
401
670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
702
1968
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Intel Core i5-2500S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1187 1645
PassMark - CPU mark 1147 3380
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 401 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 702 1968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 64.965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.34
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.83

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Intel Core i5-2500S

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q3'07 January 2011
Place in performance rating 2541 2552
Processor Number E6850 i5-2500S
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $75
Price now $74.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.88

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 1333 MHz FSB 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 143 mm2 216 mm
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 69.1°C
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 291 million 1160 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz
Number of threads 4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PLGA775 LGA1155
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)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0