Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 vs Intel Core i5-4570S

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Intel Core i5-4570S 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 i5-4570S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1678 vs 823
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2644 vs 2627

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1678 vs 823
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2644 vs 2627

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4570S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 71.35°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2003 vs 1107
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5019 vs 1095

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2003 vs 1107
PassMark - CPU mark	5019 vs 1095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4570S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1107

2003

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1095

5019

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1678

823

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2644

2627

Name	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	Intel Core i5-4570S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1107	2003
PassMark - CPU mark	1095	5019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1678	823
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2644	2627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.587
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3427
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1168
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	Intel Core i5-4570S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'06	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1757	1761
Processor Number	X6800	i5-4570S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$410
Price now		$221.32
Value for money (0-100)		9.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	2.90 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	71.35°C
Number of cores	2	4
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		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 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	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
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		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
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		11.2/12
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