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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1293
785
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2633
760
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
521
296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1609
541
Name Intel Core i5-760 Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
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

Essentials

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

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

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 PLGA775
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)