Intel Core i5-2320 vs Intel Pentium E6600

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Intel Core i5-2320 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E6600
Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Pentium E6600

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-2320 and the Intel Pentium E6600 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-2320 4 core processor released in Q3/2011 with the Intel Pentium E6600 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2010.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2320 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium E6600 clocks with 3.06 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-2320 Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.06 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Core i5-2320 Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU no iGPU
0.85 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-2320, while the Intel Pentium E6600 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-2320 Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-2320 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium E6600 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-2320 Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2320 has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium E6600 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Core i5-2320 Characteristic Intel Pentium E6600
32 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q1/2010
177 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
701 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
422 (60%)

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2304 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
761 (33%)

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
572 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
362 (63%)

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1751 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
614 (35%)

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3655 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1120 (31%)

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1194 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
498 (42%)

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 Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Pentium E6600
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