Intel Core2 Duo E7300 vs Intel Core i7-6870HQ

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Intel Core2 Duo E7300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6870HQ
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core i7-6870HQ

CPU comparison

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 or Intel Core i7-6870HQ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core2 Duo E7300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E7300 was released in Q3/2008.

The Intel Core i7-6870HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Core2 Duo (29) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
2 Generation 6
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Skylake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo E7300 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.66 GHz. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.66 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 72
-- Shader 576
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core2 Duo E7300 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6870HQ can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core2 Duo E7300 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i7-6870HQ is 45 W.

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo E7300 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-6870HQ cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6870HQ
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2008 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 434 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 (49%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 (17%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
412 (49%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
846 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
725 (22%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3299 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
984 (12%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8236 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
903 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4288 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1096 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3679 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.00 GHz
1152 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core2 Duo E7300
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
428 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6870HQ Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core2 Duo E7300 Intel Core i7-6870HQ
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