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Pentium E6600 vs Core 2 Duo E8400


Description
Both models E6600 and E8400 are based on Core architecture.



Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E6600 gets a score of 29.4 k points while the E8400 gets 27.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E6600 is 1.1 times faster than the E8400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
1067a
Core
Wolfdale
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.067 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
kB
0 kB
Date
January 2010
January 2008
Mean monothread perf.
16.14k points
17.28k points
Mean multithread perf.
29.4k points
27.11k 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
E6600
E8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3.57k
3.3k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
7.85k
7.28k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.14k
2.88k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.58k
3.83k (x2.42)
TOTAL
16.14k
17.28k (x1.07)

Multithread

E6600

E8400
Test#1 (Integers)
6.99k
6.3k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
14.66k
13.71k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.09k
5.32k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.66k
1.78k (x1.07)
TOTAL
29.4k
27.11k (x0.92)

Performance/W
E6600
E8400
Test#1 (Integers)
108 points/W
97 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
226 points/W
211 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
94 points/W
82 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
26 points/W
27 points/W
TOTAL
452 points/W
417 points/W

Performance/GHz
E6600
E8400
Test#1 (Integers)
1163 points/GHz
1099 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2561 points/GHz
2426 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1023 points/GHz
959 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
516 points/GHz
1278 points/GHz
TOTAL
5263 points/GHz
5762 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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