Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2808not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Thuban (2010)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)27 April 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data346 mm2
Number of transistorsno data904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) 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 dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Phenom II X6 1055T (125W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6600 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X6 1055T (125W), on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
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