Core 2 Duo T5600 vs Core i7-860

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1967not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.87no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$241

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-860 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/s667 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size296 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors774 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-860 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600. 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+-
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bitno data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

i7-860 2998
+356%
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.

i7-860 449
+96.9%
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.

i7-860 1461
+253%
Core 2 Duo T5600 414

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2009 28 July 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 34 Watt

i7-860 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5600, on the other hand, has 179.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-860 and Core 2 Duo T5600. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-860 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5600 is a notebook one.


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