Pentium M 780 vs Core 2 Duo E8600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E8600 outperforms Pentium M 780 by a whopping 270% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2635 | 3245 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 1.25 | 0.81 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | August 2008 (16 years ago) | 25 July 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | 1.26V-1.404V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Pentium M 780. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 0.23 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 27 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E8600 has a 269.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 780, on the other hand, has 140.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 780 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E8600 is a desktop processor while Pentium M 780 is a notebook one.
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