Core i9-14900KF vs Core 2 Duo E6850

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6850
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72
Core i9-14900KF
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
37.50
+5108%

Core i9-14900KF outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by a whopping 5108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking268983
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.36
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.0528.39
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF 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 dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
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 E6850 0.72
i9-14900KF 37.50
+5108%

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 E6850 1142
i9-14900KF 59562
+5116%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E6850 332
i9-14900KF 3097
+833%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E6850 559
i9-14900KF 20764
+3614%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 37.50
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6850 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i9-14900KF, on the other hand, has a 5108.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Core i9-14900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6850 in performance tests.


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