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Intel Core2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Core i7-860

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 84 %
Intel Core2 Duo E7600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-860
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 39 %
Intel Core2 Duo E7600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-860
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C / 2T · 3.06 GHz
461
Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 3.46 GHz
552
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C / 2T · 3.06 GHz
832
Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
2,039
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C / 2T · 3.06 GHz
500
Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
1,310

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At a glance

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
FamilyIntel Core2 Duo (29)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14)Intel Core i7 800 (6)
ArchitectureWolfdale (Penryn)Lynnfield
Technology45 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 775LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 3.06 GHz 2.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.46 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache3.00 MB1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR2-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
TDP65 W95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600Intel Core i7-860
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ2/2009Q3/2009
Release price305 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600
Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C / 2T · 3.06 GHz
Intel Core i7-860
Intel Core i7-860
4C / 8T · 2.80 - 3.46 GHz

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