Core 2 Duo T6600 vs Pentium T4400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium T4400
2009
35 Watt
0.51
Core 2 Duo T6600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52
+2%

Core 2 Duo T6600 outperforms Pentium T4400 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium T4400 and Core 2 Duo T6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28862875
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.331.35
Architecture codenameno dataPenryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 October 2009 (15 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium T4400 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cache2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium T4400 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.

SocketPGA478PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium T4400 and Core 2 Duo T6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium T4400 and Core 2 Duo T6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium T4400 and Core 2 Duo T6600 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x--

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 T4400 0.51
Core 2 Duo T6600 0.52
+2%

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 T4400 773
Core 2 Duo T6600 793
+2.6%

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 T4400 250
Core 2 Duo T6600 259
+3.6%

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 T4400 401
Core 2 Duo T6600 407
+1.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.52
Recency 1 October 2009 6 January 2009

Pentium T4400 has an age advantage of 8 months.

Core 2 Duo T6600, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium T4400 and Core 2 Duo T6600.


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