Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs 3015Ce

Primary details

Comparing 3015Ce and Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2149	2270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.77
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Pollock (Zen)	Kentsfield (2007)
Release date	4 August 2020 (3 years ago)	no data
Current price	no data	$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

3015Ce and Core 2 Quad Q6600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	192 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on 3015Ce and Core 2 Quad Q6600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	FT5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3015Ce and Core 2 Quad Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-1600 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3015Ce and Core 2 Quad Q6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

3015Ce outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.35	1.17
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	105 Watt

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