Pentium E2220 vs Core 2 Duo E6540

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6540
2007
2 cores, 65 Watt
0.53

Pentium E2220 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6540 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28622842
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.740.77
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Base clock speed2.33 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L3 cache4 MB L2 Cache1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C73 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketPLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E6540 0.53
Pentium E2220 0.55
+3.8%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E6540 808
Pentium E2220 842
+4.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.55
Recency 1 July 2007 1 January 2008

Pentium E2220 has a 3.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E6540 and Pentium E2220.


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Community ratings

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