Intel Core2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

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Intel Core2 Duo E7600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core2 Duo E7600 and the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core2 Duo E7600 2 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Core2 Duo (29) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14) CPU group Intel Pentium 6000Y (1)
2 Generation 10
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Amber Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo E7600 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.06 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y clocks with 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.06 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 HD Graphics 615
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
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

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core2 Duo E7600, while the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core2 Duo E7600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 7 W
-- TDP down 3.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo E7600 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
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 1515
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2009 Release date Q1/2021
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 (56%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 (45%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
461 (56%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
821 (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
832 (50%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1680 (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1154 (39%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2980 (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1045 (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1758 (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (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 E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
500 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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