Pentium E6600 vs Pentium G2010

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2010
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.04
+40.5%

Pentium G2010 outperforms Pentium E6600 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24462688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.010.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.721.04
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date21 January 2013 (11 years ago)17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$466$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E6600 has 100% better value for money than Pentium G2010.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size94 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600 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
SocketFCLGA1155LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2010 and Pentium E6600.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Pentium G2010 1.04
+40.5%
Pentium E6600 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.

Pentium G2010 1599
+41.8%
Pentium E6600 1128

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.

Pentium G2010 441
+26%
Pentium E6600 350

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.

Pentium G2010 644
+14%
Pentium E6600 565

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.74
Recency 21 January 2013 17 January 2010
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G2010 has a 40.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G2010 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6600 in performance tests.


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