Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i3-13100F

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Core 2 Duo E6600 compared with Core i3-13100F

	IntelCore 2 Duo E6600	IntelCore i3-13100F
Overview
Released
Released	July 2006	January 2023
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	2	4 (4 performance, 0 efficiency) (better)
Threads
Threads	2	8 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	–	4.5 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	–	12 MB
Cores
Cores	Conroe; two cores and two threads, without Hyper-Threading.	Four P-cores and no E-cores; Hyper-Threading supported.
Clocks
Clocks	Published operating frequency 2.40 GHz; 1066 MHz front-side bus. Intel unveiled the family on 27 July 2006 and said complete Core 2 Duo desktop systems would arrive in early August. TechSpot’s 2 August review says boxed CPUs began shipping late the previous week, supporting July CPU availability without an exact sale day. No unpublished boost figure is supplied.	CPU multiplier locked (Intel support). Current Intel specifications list 110 W maximum turbo power; the January 2023 maker launch table and Tom's Hardware list 89 W. ComputerBase also reports 110 W.
Cache
Cache	4 MB shared L2 cache, as Intel’s datasheet states; no L3 figure supplied.	12 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 5 MB total L2.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics, explicitly confirmed by the exact-model CPU-Monkey specification entry. Chipset graphics are separate from the processor.	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required (Intel support).
AI engine
AI engine	–	Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0; Intel Deep Learning Boost on CPU supported.
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA775	LGA1700
Base power
Base power	65 W	58 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	–	110 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	–	No
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	Intel’s datasheet routes memory and I/O transactions through the front-side bus and chipset; memory types and capacity depend on the motherboard.	Current Intel specifications support up to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s maximum bandwidth. The January 2023 launch table lists 128 GB.
PCIe
PCIe	–	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes, configured as 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.
Process
Process	65 nm; Conroe; LGA775.	Intel 7; marketed as Raptor Lake. ComputerBase identifies the H0 Alder Lake die used by the Core i3-12100F. 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.
Cooler
Cooler	Intel’s boxed-processor specification confirms an unattached fan heatsink. Published processor TDP is 65 W.	Boxed retail processor includes Intel Laminar RM1 (Intel support).