Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 4.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 18.53

Overall Rank: 3343

Last Price Change: $39.99 USD (2021-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

741

Single Thread Rating: 776²
Samples: 317*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,342
Thread: 835

²Single 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 E6420 @ 2.13GHz

Integer Math	2,910 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,673 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	211.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	16.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	98 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	259 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	776 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of March 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of March 2023.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,585
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,796
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,680
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,944
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,926
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,533
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,550
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,202
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz		741

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		189.32
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.56
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		140.44
Intel Core i9-12900K		116.81
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.08
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		50.35
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.76
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz		18.53
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz		776

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1732866 - Jan 30 2023		947
BL1709502 - Jan 01 2023		589
BL1694719 - Dec 14 2022		925
BL1660219 - Oct 30 2022		662
BL1620363 - Aug 29 2022		739

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz
As of 26th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz		741
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		867 (+17.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		783 (+5.6%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450B vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		719 (-3.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		940 (+26.9%)
Intel Pentium E2220 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		804 (+8.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		717 (-3.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		650 (-12.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		1,111 (+49.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		997 (+34.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		907 (+22.4%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		906 (+22.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6420		773 (+4.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,448
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,414
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,582
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,142
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,954
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,761
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,733
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,682
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,623
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 @ 2.13GHz		149

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