Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E6300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775, PLGA775

Clockspeed: 1.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz, Intel Core2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 7.20

Overall Rank:
4934th fastest in multithreading out of 5821 CPUs
4428th fastest in single threading out of 5821 CPUs
1375th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.95 USD (2024-09-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

648

Single Thread Rating

691

^%
Samples: 1048*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,072
Thread: 711

^%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz

Integer Math	2,471 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,464 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,956 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	184.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	14,061 KBytes/Sec
Physics	77 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	247 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	691 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,413
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,934
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,596
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz		648

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.71
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.21
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz		7.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz		691

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3330890 - Mar 06 2026		634
BL3330820 - Mar 06 2026		144
BL3278542 - Feb 11 2026		739
BL3246884 - Jan 28 2026		834
BL2982416 - Oct 16 2025		752

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz		648
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		730 (+12.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		618 (-4.6%)
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core BE-2350 vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		591 (-8.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-55 vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		518 (-20.0%)
Intel Celeron E1400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		735 (+13.5%)
Intel Celeron E1200 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		516 (-20.3%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		935 (+44.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		912 (+40.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		805 (+24.3%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		856 (+32.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		713 (+10.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs Intel Core2 Duo E6300		675 (+4.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz		123

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