Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Core i3-540

Intel Core 2 Duo E7600

Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 $133

Intel Core i3-540

Intel Core i3-540 $117

2 Cores 2 Threads 3.06GHz Clock	2 Cores 4 Threads 3.06GHz Clock
Socket LGA 775	Socket LGA 1156
iGPU No GPU	iGPU No GPU

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core

10% slower vs Core i3-540

11% faster vs Core 2 Duo E7600

Core 2 Duo E7600 - GB6S 370

x1

Core i3-540 - GB6S 410

x1.11

GB6 Multi-Core

25% slower vs Core i3-540

34% faster vs Core 2 Duo E7600

Core 2 Duo E7600 - GB6M 620

x1

Core i3-540 - GB6M 830

x1.34

TDP

11% lower vs Core i3-540

12% higher vs Core 2 Duo E7600

Core 2 Duo E7600 - 65W

x1

Core i3-540 - 73W

x1.12

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

GB6S 370 9%	GB6S 410 10%
GB6M 620 2%	GB6M 830 3%

Cinebench R23

0%	0%
0%	0%

Tech Specs

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
Architecture Penryn	Architecture Westmere
Family Core 2	Family Core 1st Gen
Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64	Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64
Codename Wolfdale-3M	Codename Clarkdale
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date 5/1/2009	Release Date 1/1/2010

Fabrication

Foundry Intel -	Foundry Intel Intel (iGPU Die)
Node 45nm -	Node 32nm 45nm (iGPU Die)
Die Size 82 mm² -	Die Size 81 mm² 114 mm² (iGPU Die)
Transistor Count 228 Million -	Transistor Count 382 Million 177 Million (iGPU Die)

Socket

LGA 775

LGA 1156

Core Configuration

2 Cores	2 Cores
2 Threads	4 Threads

Clock Speeds

3.06GHz 11.5x Multiplier	3.06GHz 23x Multiplier


Overclocking Locked Voltage 0.85V Min 1.36V Max	Overclocking Locked Voltage 0.65V Min 1.4V Max

Chipset Bus

Type FSB	Type DMI
Clock 267MHz	- -
Data Rate Quad	- -
Transfer Rate 1.1GT/s	Transfer Rate 2.5GT/s
Width 64Bit	- -
- -	Lanes 4
Bandwidth 8.53GB/s	Bandwidth 1.25GB/s
- -	Bi-directional 2.5GB/s

Cache

L0 Instruction	L0 Instruction
L0 Data	L0 Data
L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative	L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 4-way set associative
L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative	L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative
L2 - - 3MB Shared 16-way set associative	L2 256KB/Core 8-way set associative - -
- - -	L3 4MB Shared 16-way set associative

Memory Controller


No Memory Controller	Channels 2
	Max Memory 16GB
	ECC Not Supported
	Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit
	Clock 667MHz Transfer Rate 1333MT/s
	Bandwidth/Channel 10.7GB/s Bandwidth 21.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 65W	TDP 73W
Temp 74°C TCase	Temp 73°C TCase
Included Cooler Stock Cooler 775-Cu	Included Cooler Stock Cooler 115x-Al

Expansion

No PCIe

PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes

iGPU

No GPU

No GPU

NPU

No NPU	No NPU

Cellular

No Cellular	No Cellular

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