Phenom II X3 P840 vs Core 2 Duo E6600
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 P840 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2823 | 2598 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Duo (Desktop) | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 3.10 |
| Architecture codename | Conroe (2006−2007) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | no data | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 775 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 0.82 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P840 has a 41.4% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X3 P840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6600 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 P840 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Phenom II X3 P840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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