Core 2 Duo T5270 vs Core 2 Quad Q6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2251	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	1.31	no data
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date	April 2007 (17 years ago)	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	1.4 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 143 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	62 °C	no data
Number of transistors	582 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Core 2 Duo T5270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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