Intel Core i5-760 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-760 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-760
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
- Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 72.7°C vs 60.1°C
- 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 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1293 vs 785
- 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2633 vs 760
- Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 521 vs 296
- 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1609 vs 541
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | July 2010 vs April 2007 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.33 GHz vs 2.13 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 72.7°C vs 60.1°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1293 vs 785 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2633 vs 760 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 521 vs 296 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1609 vs 541 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
- 4x 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
L2 cache | 4096 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 E6420
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Core i5-760 | Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1293 | 785 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2633 | 760 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 521 | 296 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1609 | 541 |
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 E6420 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Lynnfield | Conroe |
Launch date | July 2010 | April 2007 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | |
Place in performance rating | 2897 | 2902 |
Price now | $99.99 | $49.99 |
Processor Number | i5-760 | E6420 |
Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Value for money (0-100) | 11.46 | 8.02 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.80 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | 1066 MHz FSB |
Die size | 296 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 72.7°C | 60.1°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.33 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 774 million | 291 million |
VID voltage range | 0.6500V-1.4000V | 0.8500V-1.5V |
Memory |
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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 |
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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 | PLGA775 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |