Pentium P6300 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
Pentium P6300
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53
+6%

Pentium P6300 outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28942873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.351.43
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date6 January 2009 (15 years ago)11 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300 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 GHz2.27 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate800 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors410 Million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPGA478PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300 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 T6600 and Pentium P6300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300.

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 T6600 0.50
Pentium P6300 0.53
+6%

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
Pentium P6300 834
+5.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 0.53
Recency 6 January 2009 11 January 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Pentium P6300 has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium P6300.


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