Intel Core 2 Duo E7600

The Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 is a desktop processor from Intel’s Core 2 architecture, built on the 45 nm Wolfdale design and manufactured by Intel. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, a base clock of 3.07 GHz, no boost clock, and a TDP of 65. The record carries no individual benchmark scores and no nearest-rival entries; its percentileVsAllCpus is 50, placing it at the midpoint of the database population. The part number is SLGTD, and the production status is end-of-life.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals array in the fact pack is empty, so there are no rival names, scores, or percentage deltas to draw on for a per-rival comparison. This means the usual comparison structure cannot be constructed from the data. The only comparative position available is percentileVsAllCpus: 50, which places the E7600 at the median of all CPUs in the benchmark database. Half of the recorded CPU population sits below this percentile and half sits above it. No specific competitor can be identified as faster or slower because the record does not include any nearest-rival entries. The empty benchmark array reinforces this limitation: there is no measured score against which a rival delta could be calculated. The E7600’s position in the database is therefore a single percentile value rather than a set of head-to-head comparisons.

Power and Thermals

The TDP field is 65. This is the rated thermal design power for the processor, and it is the main thermal target for cooling. The physical context for that TDP comes from the manufacturing details: the E7600 is built on a 45 nm process at Intel, with 228 million transistors and an 82 mm² die. The processor has 2 cores and 2 threads, and its base clock is 3.07 GHz, with no boost clock listed. Because no higher frequency is documented, the thermal envelope is defined by a single active frequency point rather than by a range of turbo states. The fact pack does not specify a cooler model or cooler size, so the cooling tier can only be described qualitatively: a desktop cooling solution suitable for a 65-class dual-core processor is the implied requirement. The small 45 nm die and the modest core count are consistent with a moderate thermal load, but the data does not include temperature readings or thermal test results.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmarks array in the fact pack is empty, and the avgBenchmarkScore field is 0. This should be read as an absence of benchmark data rather than a literal zero-performance result. There are no workload scores for single-thread or multi-thread applications, and there are no nearest-rival deltas to compute. Because nearestRivals is empty, no exact percentage lead or deficit against any other processor can be stated. The only quantitative performance marker is percentileVsAllCpus: 50. In the overall ranking of all CPUs in the database, the 50th percentile is the median point. However, with an empty benchmark list, the percentile is not backed by individual test scores. It indicates a middle-of-distribution placement, but the data does not reveal how close or distant that placement is to specific rivals, nor which workloads contributed to the ranking. The E7600’s benchmark standing in this record is therefore coarse: a median percentile with no supporting score detail.

Platform and Compatibility

The E7600 uses Intel Socket 775. Memory support is listed as DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3, with a dual-channel memory bus. ECC memory is not supported, since the eccMemory field is false. The PCIe interface is Gen 2. Integrated graphics are listed as “On certain motherboards (Chipset feature),” meaning the graphics capability is tied to the chipset on certain motherboards rather than being presented as a processor-integrated graphics unit. The product is end-of-life, and its release date is 2009-05-09. The multiplier is not unlocked, so the processor does not offer an unlocked frequency multiplier. The part number is SLGTD. For upgrade-path purposes, the data supplies the socket and memory types, but it does not identify which specific motherboards or chipsets enable each memory standard. The combination of Socket 775, DDR1/DDR2/DDR3 support, and PCIe Gen 2 means compatibility is determined by the motherboard implementation. The end-of-life production status indicates the processor is no longer in active production according to the record.

FAQ

Q: What socket does the Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 use?

A: The E7600 uses Intel Socket 775.

Q: How many cores and threads does the E7600 have?

A: It has 2 cores and 2 threads.

Q: What memory types does the E7600 support?

A: The memory support list is DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3, with a dual-channel memory bus.

Q: Does the E7600 support ECC memory?

A: No, the eccMemory field is false.

Q: Does the E7600 include integrated graphics?

A: The fact pack lists integrated graphics as “On certain motherboards (Chipset feature),” indicating a chipset feature on certain motherboards rather than a processor-integrated GPU.

Q: Is the E7600’s multiplier unlocked?

A: No, the multiplierUnlocked field is false.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

The E7600 has 2 threads on 2 cores, so thread count equals core count. This is a dual-thread processor, not a hyper-threaded design with more threads than cores. A workload that uses exactly one thread can operate at the listed 3.07 GHz base clock, and no boost clock is present, so 3.07 GHz is the highest frequency in the data. A workload that uses multiple threads is limited to two hardware threads; there is no additional thread-level parallelism beyond that. The cache layout supports this split: each core has 64 KB of L1 cache, while the 3 MB L2 cache is shared between the cores. A single-thread workload can draw on the full shared L2 cache, whereas a dual-thread workload has to share that same 3 MB between two active threads. The fact pack does not contain separate single-thread or multi-thread benchmark scores, so the exact performance split cannot be quantified. The specification pattern indicates a processor whose parallel capacity is capped at two threads, while its single-thread behavior is driven by the 3.07 GHz clock and the shared 3 MB L2. The overall 50th-percentile ranking is the only performance position in the record, and it does not separate single-thread from multi-thread behavior.