Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Core 2 Extreme QX6850

Place in performance ranking	2032	2231
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.69	1.77
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Extreme (Desktop)	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Kentsfield (2007)
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$385	$67

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 has 52% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Technical specs

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX6850 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

130 Watt

105 Watt

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 Extreme QX6850 1.50
+27.1%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 1.18

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 27% based on our aggregated 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 Extreme QX6850 2292
+26.6%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 1810

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 27% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 3095
+25.8%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2460

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 26% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 10990
+24.9%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 8800

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 25% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 4450
+25.5%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 3547

Core 2 Extreme QX6850 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 25% in 3DMark06 CPU.