Xeon E7210 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Xeon E7210 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 processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)no data
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Xeon E7210 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
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L3 cacheno data8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.0V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Xeon E7210 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.

Socketno dataPPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Xeon E7210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Xeon E7210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Xeon E7210 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6600 has 23.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Xeon E7210. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7210 is a server/workstation one.


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