Intel Pentium G2010 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2010 and Intel Pentium E6600 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2010

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2010

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1504 vs 1216
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1617 vs 1152
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 523 vs 392
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 963 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs January 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1504 vs 1216
PassMark - CPU mark	1617 vs 1152
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	523 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	963 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2010
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1504

1216

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

1152

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

523

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

963

666

Name	Intel Pentium G2010	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1504	1216
PassMark - CPU mark	1617	1152
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	523	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	963	666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1605

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2010	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	January 2013	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$466	$16
Place in performance rating	2532	2539
Price now	$34.89	$100
Processor Number	G2010	E6600
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	21.93	5.53
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	94 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)