Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Core i3-550

Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 $133
Intel Core i3-550 $117
2 Cores
2 Threads
3.06GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 775
Socket
LGA 1156
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 13% slower vs Core i3-550
  • 15% faster vs Core 2 Duo E7600
Core 2 Duo E7600 - GB6S 370
x1
Core i3-550 - GB6S 425
x1.15

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 28% slower vs Core i3-550
  • 40% faster vs Core 2 Duo E7600
Core 2 Duo E7600 - GB6M 620
x1
Core i3-550 - GB6M 865
x1.4
  • 11% lower vs Core i3-550
  • 12% higher vs Core 2 Duo E7600
Core 2 Duo E7600 - 65W
x1
Core i3-550 - 73W
x1.12
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
5/1/2010
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)
2 Cores
2 Cores
2 Threads
4 Threads
3.06GHz
11.5x Multiplier
3.2GHz
24x Multiplier
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.85V Min
1.36V Max
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.65V Min
1.4V Max
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
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
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
TDP
65W
TDP
73W
Temp
74°C TCase
Temp
73°C TCase
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 775-Cu
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al
No PCIe
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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