Pentium Dual Core T3200 vs Core 2 Duo T6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T6600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.50
+25%
Pentium Dual Core T3200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.40

Core 2 Duo T6600 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3200 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28943011
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.351.08
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date6 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz667 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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.

SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

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 T6600 0.50
+25%
Pentium Dual T3200 0.40

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 T6600 793
+25.7%
Pentium Dual T3200 631

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T6600 4472
+24.2%
Pentium Dual T3200 3600

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 0.40
Recency 6 January 2009 1 October 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Core 2 Duo T6600 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Duo T6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3200 in performance tests.


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