Pentium 3550M vs Core 2 Duo E6750

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6750
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
Pentium 3550M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.87
+31.8%

Pentium 3550M outperforms Core 2 Duo E6750 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27502565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.932.14
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M 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
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size143 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors291 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M 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 configuration11
SocketPLGA775FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Core 2 Duo E6750 0.66
Pentium 3550M 0.87
+31.8%

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 E6750 1012
Pentium 3550M 1330
+31.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 0.87
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 37 Watt

Pentium 3550M has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 3550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6750 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6750 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3550M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6750 and Pentium 3550M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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