Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 E7600

  • Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 73.3°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1258 vs 681
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1150 vs 648
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 400 vs 198
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 702 vs 347
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.07 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 73.3°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 3072 KB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1258 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1150 vs 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 400 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 702 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E7600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1258
681
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1150
648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
400
198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
702
347
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark 1258 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1150 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 400 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 702 347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 18.756
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.414

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Conroe
Launch date May 2009 Q3'06
Place in performance rating 3061 3065
Price now $119.95
Processor Number E7600 E2160
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.84
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.06 GHz 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB 800 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm2 77 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3072 KB 1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.07 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 228 million 105 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V 0.8500V-1.5V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported LGA775 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)