Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core i9-14900KS

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Core 2 Duo E6600 compared with Core i9-14900KS

	IntelCore 2 Duo E6600	IntelCore i9-14900KS
Overview
Released
Released	July 2006	March 2024
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	2	24 (8 performance, 16 efficiency) (better)
Threads
Threads	2	32 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	–	6.2 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	–	36 MB
Cores
Cores	Conroe; two cores and two threads, without Hyper-Threading.	Raptor Lake; 8 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading and 16 Efficient-cores
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 No unpublished boost figure is supplied.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 3.2 GHz and turbo 5.7 GHz; E-core base 2.4 GHz and turbo 4.5 GHz; Turbo Boost Max 3.0 5.9 GHz; Thermal Velocity Boost up to 6.2 GHz
Cache
Cache	4 MB shared L2 cache, as Intel’s datasheet states; no L3 figure supplied.	32 MB L2 cache
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; 300 MHz base and 1.65 GHz maximum dynamic clock
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA775	LGA1700
Base power
Base power	65 W	150 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	–	253 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 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-5600 or DDR4-3200; ECC support depends on the motherboard and configuration
PCIe
PCIe	–	20 CPU lanes; PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	Intel recommends Z790 or Z690 with the latest BIOS
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.	Maximum operating temperature 100 °C; maker maximum turbo power 253 W. The 320 W Extreme profiles used in launch reviews are separate operating configurations.