AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
1.18

Athlon II X3 460 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X3 460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22182142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.775.49
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Rana (2009−2011)
Release dateno data3 May 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50
Current price$67 $38 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 460 has 210% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X3 460 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X3 460 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt95 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X3 460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X3 460.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 1.18
Athlon II X3 460 1.29
+9.3%

Athlon II X3 460 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 9% 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 1814
Athlon II X3 460 1985
+9.4%

Athlon II X3 460 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 9% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 270
Athlon II X3 460 403
+49.3%

Athlon II X3 460 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 49% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 772
Athlon II X3 460 1076
+39.4%

Athlon II X3 460 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 39% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.18 1.29
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X3 460. The differences in performance seem too small.


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