Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 E7300

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 62.2°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1077 vs 1050
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2097 vs 942
• Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 353 vs 342
• Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1114 vs 571
• Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.576 vs 0.291
• Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 24.478 vs 13.015
• Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.148 vs 0.083

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1050 1077
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	942 2097
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	342 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	571 1114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.291 0.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	13.015 24.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.083 0.148

Compare specifications (specs)