Intel Core i7-2600 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2600 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 i7-2600

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1740 vs 946
7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5344 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs June 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740 vs 946
PassMark - CPU mark	5344 vs 702

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1740

946

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5344

702

Name	Intel Core i7-2600	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740	946
PassMark - CPU mark	5344	702
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2727
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2600	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	January 2011	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$247
Place in performance rating	2267	2270
Price now	$148.99
Processor Number	i7-2600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	16.20
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1160 million	228 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)