Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 vs Intel Core i3-4160T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Intel Core i3-4160T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

Intel Core i3-4160T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1678 vs 682
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2644 vs 1481

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1678 vs 682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2644 vs 1481

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4160T

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 66.4°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1760 vs 1041
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3125 vs 993

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1760 vs 1041
PassMark - CPU mark	3125 vs 993

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4160T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1041

1760

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

993

3125

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1678

682

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2644

1481

Name	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	Intel Core i3-4160T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1041	1760
PassMark - CPU mark	993	3125
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1678	682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2644	1481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		126.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		838
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1580
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2829
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		838
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1580
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	Intel Core i3-4160T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'06	July 2014
Place in performance rating	1721	1705
Processor Number	X6800	i3-4160T
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$142
Price now		$148.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.73
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	143 mm2	177 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.4°C	66.4°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.1 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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Secure Key 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID		0x41E
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only