Intel Core2 Duo E7600 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8435. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop Desktop
• Family
  Intel Core2 Duo Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000
• Predecessor
  No No
• Successor
  No No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.06 GHz 2.93 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No No
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core2 Duo E8435 and Intel Core2 Duo E7600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333 DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe
  No data No data

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core2 Duo E7600 and Intel Core2 Duo E8435 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 65 W
• TDP up
  No No
• TDP (PL2)
  No No
• TDP down
  No No
• Tjunction max.
  80 °C 80 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core2 Duo E7600 and Intel Core2 Duo E7600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x VT-x
• ISA extensions
  MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  No No
• Architecture
  Wolfdale Wolfdale
• Technology
  45 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  LGA 775 LGA 775
• Release date
  Q2/2009 Q4/2008