Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Core 2 Duo T6670

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2858not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.40no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2111 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C73 °C
Number of transistors410 Million167 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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
SocketPGA478LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 T6670 827
+11.9%
Core 2 Duo E4500 739

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 T6670 260
+13%
Core 2 Duo E4500 230

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 T6670 399
+6.1%
Core 2 Duo E4500 376

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6670 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T6670 and Core 2 Duo E4500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T6670 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E4500 is a desktop one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T6670
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