Intel Core i5-760 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-760 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i5-760

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-760

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 51% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1291 vs 813
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2628 vs 739
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 521 vs 273
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1609 vs 462

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2010 vs July 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark	2628 vs 739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	521 vs 273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1609 vs 462

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72.7°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72.7°C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-760
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1291

813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2628

739

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

521

273

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1609

462

Name	Intel Core i5-760	Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291	813
PassMark - CPU mark	2628	739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	521	273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1609	462
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-760	Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Conroe
Launch date	July 2010	July 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$230
Place in performance rating	2897	2901
Price now	$99.99	$39.99
Processor Number	i5-760	E4500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.46	9.37
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	774 million	167 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	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	LGA1156	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)