Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i5-14600K

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Core 2 Duo E6600 compared with Core i5-14600K

	IntelCore 2 Duo E6600	IntelCore i5-14600K
Overview
Released
Released	July 2006	October 2023
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	2	14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency) (better)
Threads
Threads	2	20 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	–	5.3 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	–	24 MB
Cores
Cores	Conroe; two cores and two threads, without Hyper-Threading.	6 Performance-cores and 8 Efficient-cores, with Hyper-Threading; codename Raptor Lake
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 No unpublished boost figure is supplied.	P-core base 3.5 GHz, max turbo 5.3 GHz; E-core base 2.6 GHz, max turbo 4 GHz
Cache
Cache	4 MB shared L2 cache, as Intel’s datasheet states; no L3 figure supplied.	24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 20 MB L2
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics, explicitly confirmed by the exact-model CPU-Monkey specification entry. Chipset graphics are separate from the processor.	Intel UHD Graphics 770, 32 execution units, up to 1.55 GHz; outputs eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA775	LGA1700
Base power
Base power	65 W	125 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	–	181 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	–	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	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.	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s or up to DDR4 3200 MT/s; 2 channels, up to 192 GB; ECC supported
PCIe
PCIe	–	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 lanes (Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4); DMI 4.0 x8
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	Intel 600 and 700 series
Process
Process	65 nm; Conroe; LGA775.	Intel 7
Cooler
Cooler	Intel’s boxed-processor specification confirms an unattached fan heatsink. Published processor TDP is 65 W.	max operating temperature 100 °C; thermal specification PCG 2020A