Core 2 Duo T6600 vs Core i9-14900HX

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking156not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRaptor Lake-HXIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency49.52no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads322
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate157 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache36 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm45 nm
Die size257 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1964PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
FSB parityno data-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 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 i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5no data
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel® Processorsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.65 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-14900HX and Core 2 Duo T6600.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no 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.

i9-14900HX 45717
+5665%
Core 2 Duo T6600 793

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.

i9-14900HX 2704
+956%
Core 2 Duo T6600 256

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.

i9-14900HX 15944
+3856%
Core 2 Duo T6600 403

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-14900HX 19451
+899%
Core 2 Duo T6600 1947

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2024 6 January 2009
Physical cores 24 2
Threads 32 2
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 35 Watt

i9-14900HX has an age advantage of 15 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

Core 2 Duo T6600, on the other hand, has 57.1% lower power consumption.

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