Core 2 Duo T5600 vs Core i5-6500TE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1634not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency8.13no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$241

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s667 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die size122 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data-
SIPP+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.



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.

i5-6500TE 4772
+625%
Core 2 Duo T5600 658

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.

i5-6500TE 1073
+371%
Core 2 Duo T5600 228

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.

i5-6500TE 2781
+572%
Core 2 Duo T5600 414

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2015 28 July 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 34 Watt

i5-6500TE has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5600, on the other hand, has 2.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6500TE and Core 2 Duo T5600. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-6500TE is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5600 is a notebook one.


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