Core 2 Duo T6600 vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Intel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600 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.

Socketno dataPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600 are enumerated here.

VT-xno 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.



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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 720
Core 2 Duo T6600 793
+10.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 227
Core 2 Duo T6600 256
+12.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 409
+1.5%
Core 2 Duo T6600 403

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 1930
Core 2 Duo T6600 2355
+22%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3740
Core 2 Duo T6600 4472
+19.6%

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6600 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 4600+ and Core 2 Duo T6600. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4600+ is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T6600 is a notebook one.


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