A two-core Conroe desktop processor with 4 MB shared L2 cache and a 1066 MHz front-side bus for LGA775 systems.
Cores
2/2
Boost
–
L3
–
Power
65 W
Socket
LGA775
What reviewers say
Both reviews found capable performance but made value depend on cheaper alternatives. TechSpot’s launch tests showed modest gains over lower Core 2 Duo models and recommended the E6300 for budgets. TechRadar, reviewing a year later, preferred the cheaper E6420’s overclocking value and found the E6600 behind quad-core alternatives in its threaded test.
Conroe; two cores and two threads, without Hyper-Threading.
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 No unpublished boost figure is supplied.
Cache
4 MB shared L2 cache, as Intel’s datasheet states; no L3 figure supplied.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
No
Graphics
No integrated graphics, explicitly confirmed by the exact-model CPU-Monkey specification entry. Chipset graphics are separate from the processor.
Platform
Socket
LGA775
Base power
65 W
Cooler in the box
Yes
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.
Process
65 nm; Conroe; LGA775.
Cooler
Intel’s boxed-processor specification confirms an unattached fan heatsink. Published processor TDP is 65 W.
Pros and cons
Pros
+4 MB shared L2 cache
+Boxed heatsink and fan
+65 W TDP
Cons
−Two cores and two threads
−No integrated graphics
−Memory support depends on the motherboard chipset
