Core i3-9000T vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core i3-9000T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Core i3
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core i3-9000T 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core i3-9000T 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataLGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core i3-9000T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core i3-9000T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Core i3-9000T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i3-9000T has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

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