Phenom II X2 N640 vs Core 2 Duo T6600
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X2 N640 outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3174 | 2828 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 6 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 October 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T6600 and Phenom II X2 N640 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Phenom II X2 N640 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 | PGA478 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T6600 and Phenom II X2 N640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.46 | 0.82 |
| Recency | 6 January 2009 | 1 October 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2 Watt |
Phenom II X2 N640 has a 78.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 1650% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X2 N640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 in performance tests.
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