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HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 vs HP Intel Pentium E6600

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Intel Pentium E6600 has 0.23 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 (3.06 GHz vs 2.83 GHz). The HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 has 4 MB more processor cache than the HP Intel Pentium E6600 (6 MB vs 2 MB). The HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 has 267 MHz more processor front side bus than the HP Intel Pentium E6600 (1333 MHz vs 1066 MHz). Only the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Processor family: Intel® Core™2 Duo on the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300, Intel® Pentium® on the HP Intel Pentium E6600.

  • Processor family
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:Intel® Core™2 Duo
    • Intel Pentium E6600:Intel® Pentium®
  • Processor model
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:E8300
    • Intel Pentium E6600:E6600
  • Processor base frequency
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:2.83 GHz
    • Intel Pentium E6600:3.06 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:6 MB
    • Intel Pentium E6600:2 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:L2
    • Intel Pentium E6600:L3
  • Processor front side bus
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:1333 MHz
    • Intel Pentium E6600:1066 MHz
  • Stepping
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:C0
    • Intel Pentium E6600:R0
  • Number of Processing Die Transistors
    • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:410 M
    • Intel Pentium E6600:228 M

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Comparison of Intel Core 2 Duo E8300, Intel Pentium E6600
31 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™2 DuoIntel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffersE8300E6600
Processor base frequencyDiffers2.83 GHz3.06 GHz
Processor cores22
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor lithography45 nm45 nm
Package typeTrayTray
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2L3
Processor front side busDiffers1333 MHz1066 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65 W65 W
FSB ParityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffersC0R0
Features2 differ
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Idle StatesYesYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers410 M228 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers107 mm²82 mm²
Embedded options availableNoNo
Processor special features1 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)NoNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)NoNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyNoNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingNoNo
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers72.4 °C74.1 °C
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)DiffersVT-d, VT-xVT-x

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