Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Core i3-550 Full Specs - HMC

2 Cores 2 Threads 3.06GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 3.2GHz
TDP 65W	TDP 73W
Bandwidth -	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s DDR3
Socket LGA 775	Socket LGA 1156

2 Cores	2 Cores
2 Threads	4 Threads

Base Clock 3.06GHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 3MB shared	L2 256KB
L3 -	L3 4MB

Type -	Type DDR3
Max Memory -	Max Memory 16GB
ECC -	ECC No
Channels -	Channels 2
Bus Width -	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed -	Speed 1333MT/s
Bandwidth -	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator -	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· 21.3GB/s

TDP 65W	TDP 73W
T-Case 74.1°C Max	T-Case 72.6°C Max
Voltage Range -	Voltage Range -
Included Cooler 1	Included Cooler 1

Bus Type FSB	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config 64-bit	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed 1.066GT/s	Bus Speed 2.5GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 8.5GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 1.3GB/s

-	PCIe PCIe 2.0 x16 8GB/sBandwidth

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Penryn	Architecture Westmere
Family Core 2	Family Core 1st Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Wolfdale-3M	Codename Clarkdale
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date May 1, 2009	Release Date May 1, 2010

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries InteliGPU
Fabrication Node 45nm -	Fabrication Node 32nm 45nmiGPU
Die Size 82mm² -	Die Size 81mm² 114mm²iGPU
Transistor Count 228 Million -	Transistor Count 382 Million 177 MillioniGPU
Transistor Density 3 MTr/mm² -	Transistor Density 5 MTr/mm² 2 MTr/mm²iGPU

All-in-Ones

iMac 21.5(Late 2009)iMac 27(Late 2009)

All-in-Ones

iMac 21.5(Mid 2010)iMac 27(Mid 2010)

Core 2 Duo E7600

IntelCore 2 Duo E7600

IntelCore 2 Duo E4700

Core 2 Duo E7600

IntelCore 2 Duo E7600

IntelCore 2 Duo E4600

Core 2 Duo E7600

IntelCore 2 Duo E7600

IntelCore 2 Duo E4500

Core i3-550

IntelCore i3-550

IntelCore i3-560

Core i3-550

IntelCore i3-550

IntelCore i3-530

Core i3-550

IntelCore i3-550

IntelCore i3-540