Z-01 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Z-01 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2803not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Desna (2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Z-01 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 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Z-01 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 dataFT1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Z-01. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Z-01 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Z-01. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6250

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
+201%
Z-01 305

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Z-01 has a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Z-01. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Z-01 is a notebook one.


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