Pentium E6700 vs i5-760

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-760
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.66
+124%
Pentium E6700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Core i5-760 outperforms Pentium E6700 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20792674
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.144.16
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.651.08
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date18 July 2010 (14 years ago)30 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$230$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E6700 has 2871% better value for money than i5-760.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700 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 speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C74 °C
Number of transistors774 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium E6700.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.


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.

i5-760 1.66
+124%
Pentium E6700 0.74

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.

i5-760 2635
+123%
Pentium E6700 1182

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.

i5-760 452
+27.3%
Pentium E6700 355

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.

i5-760 1272
+119%
Pentium E6700 580

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 0.74
Recency 18 July 2010 30 May 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-760 has a 124.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium E6700, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-760 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6700 in performance tests.


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