E2-3000 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2806not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD E-Series
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.65 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data1024 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000 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
Socketno dataFT3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8280
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and E2-3000.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 E6600 919
+26.6%
E2-3000 726

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

E2-3000 has a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6600 and E2-3000. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while E2-3000 is a notebook one.


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