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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Intel Core i5-2500S

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: 1646 vs 1183
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3388 vs 1130
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	1646 vs 1183
PassMark - CPU mark	3388 vs 1130
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

1183

1646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

3388

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	1183	1646
PassMark - CPU mark	1130	3388
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