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Core 2 Duo T6600 vs Athlon II M300


Description
The T6600 is based on Core architecture while the M300 is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the T6600 gets a score of 20.6 k points while the M300 gets 17.7 k points.

Summarizing, the T6600 is 1.2 times faster than the M300. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
100f62
Core
Penryn-3M
Caspian
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
2 GHz
Socket
Socket P
Socket S1G3
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
35 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
2x512 kB
Cache L3
kB
kB
Date
January 2009
October 2009
Mean monothread perf.
11.15k points
9.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
20.63k points
17.73k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
T6600
M300
Test#1 (Integers)
2.55k
2.66k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
5.59k
3.84k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.26k
1.97k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.75k
1.1k (x1.46)
TOTAL
11.15k
9.57k (x0.86)

Multithread

T6600

M300
Test#1 (Integers)
4.9k
5.04k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
10.71k
7.46k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.33k
3.75k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.69k
1.48k (x2.15)
TOTAL
20.63k
17.73k (x0.86)

Performance/W
T6600
M300
Test#1 (Integers)
140 points/W
144 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
306 points/W
213 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
124 points/W
107 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
20 points/W
42 points/W
TOTAL
589 points/W
506 points/W

Performance/GHz
T6600
M300
Test#1 (Integers)
1160 points/GHz
1328 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2539 points/GHz
1921 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1028 points/GHz
986 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
341 points/GHz
550 points/GHz
TOTAL
5068 points/GHz
4784 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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