Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Core i3-3240T Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Pentium E6600		Intel Core i3-3240T
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E6600 and the Intel Core i3-3240T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Pentium E6600 2 core processor released in Q1/2010 with the Intel Core i3-3240T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
2	Generation	3
Wolfdale (Penryn)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium E6600 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 Core i3-3240T clocks with 2.90 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Pentium E6600	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240T
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.06 GHz	Frequency	2.90 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 Pentium E6600	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240T
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7
	Technology	22 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.0

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 HD Graphics 2500
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium E6600, while the Intel Core i3-3240T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Pentium E6600	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240T
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800	Memory	DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Pentium E6600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-3240T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Pentium E6600	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240T
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Pentium E6600 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-3240T is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Pentium E6600	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3240T
45 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 775	Socket	LGA 1155
VT-x	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2010	Release date	Q3/2012
--	Release price	117 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium E6600 (76%)

Intel Core i3-3240T (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium E6600 (59%)

Intel Core i3-3240T (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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	422 (79%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	536 (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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	761 (63%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1212 (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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	362 (73%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	496 (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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	614 (58%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1065 (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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	1120 (55%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2030 (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 Pentium E6600 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101 (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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	498 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	99 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	260 (100%)

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Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Core i3-3240T

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details