Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Intel Core i5-3335S

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and Intel Core i5-3335S 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 i5-3335S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3335S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1697 vs 1189
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3784 vs 1159
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 637 vs 401
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2158 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1697 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark	3784 vs 1159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	637 vs 401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2158 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3335S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1189

1697

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1159

3784

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

637

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

2158

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Core i5-3335S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189	1697
PassMark - CPU mark	1159	3784
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	637
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	2158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Core i5-3335S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'07	November 2012
Place in performance rating	2533	2540
Processor Number	E6850
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	160 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	1480 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 case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Maximum frequency		2.7 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	1155
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3