Performance per price, higher is better.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD A6-7470K
General info
Comparing A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2114 | 2106 |
| Value for money | 0.33 | 1.77 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2018) | Kentsfield (2007) |
| Release date | 2 February 2016 (7 years old) | no data |
| Current price | $216 | $67 |
Value for money
Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 436% better value for money than A6-7470K.
Technical specs
A6-7470K 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | 1 | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-7470K 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FM2+ | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | - | no data |
| PowerGating | - | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | - | no data |
| VirusProtect | - | no data |
| RAID | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 256 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms A6-7470K by 1% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms A6-7470K by 1% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.43 | 1.44 |
| Boost clock speed | 4000 | 2400 |
| Base clock speed | 3700 | 0 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 105 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A6-7470K and Core 2 Quad Q6600. The differences in performance seem too small.
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