Pentium G622 vs Core 2 Duo T6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2876	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	1.35	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	6 January 2009 (15 years ago)	22 May 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622 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	no data	1
Socket	PGA478	1155
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Pentium G622.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 January 2009	22 May 2011
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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