Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E7600 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 E7600 @ 3.06GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.1 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 3072 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7600 @ 3.06GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E7600 @ 3.06GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7600 @ 3.06GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7600 @ 3.06GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 9.59

Overall Rank:
4190th fastest in multithreading out of 5492 CPUs
3144th fastest in single threading out of 5492 CPUs
1213th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $119.95 USD (2018-01-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1150

Single Thread Rating

1261

^%
Samples: 447*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,832
Thread: 1,202

^%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 E7600 @ 3.06GHz

Integer Math	5,196 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,914 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,388 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	283.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,655 KBytes/Sec
Physics	115 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	459 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,261 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.
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 December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,550
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,348
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,951
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz		1,150

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		267.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.94
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz		9.59
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz		1,261

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2999334 - Oct 23 2025		1204
BL2719817 - Jun 25 2025		1409
BL5094776 - May 20 2025		813
BL5084668 - Jan 20 2025		1146
BL5078998 - Nov 18 2024		1145

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz		1,150
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,159 (+0.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,079 (-6.2%)
AMD Athlon 5000 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		872 (-24.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,300 (+13.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		912 (-20.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,378 (+19.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,324 (+15.2%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,221 (+6.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,181 (+2.7%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,067 (-7.3%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,058 (-8.0%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600		1,005 (-12.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,125
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,683
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,472
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,415
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz		200

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