Intel Pentium G645T vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645T 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.

Intel Pentium G645T

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1228 vs 1128
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 392
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 848 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs January 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1228 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	848 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 65.0°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 1131

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 65.0°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 1131

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1228

1128

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

666

Name	Intel Pentium G645T	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	1228	1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	848	666

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645T	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2012	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2536	2540
Processor Number	G645T	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Price now		$100
Value for money (0-100)		5.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	131 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	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 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
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	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)