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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600: specs and benchmarks
Price now
67$
Games supported
67%
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- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
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- Memory clock speed
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Year of release
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Performance
1.43
Summary
This is a Kentsfield architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 65 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 105 Watt.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.43%
of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 9654.
General info
Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 2061 | |
| Place by popularity | 94 | |
| Value for money | 1.77 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | |
| Release date | no data | |
| Current price | $67 | of 15854 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 6 (Core i9-13900KS) |
| Bus support | 1066 MHz | |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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) | 105 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Quad Q6600. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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%
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: 37%
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: 37%
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%
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%
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%
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Relative perfomance
Overall Core 2 Quad Q6600 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Quad Q6600 is Athlon II X3 450, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Quad Q6600:
Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Quad Q6600, according to our PC configuration statistics.
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These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Quad Q6600 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 11388 configurations based on Core 2 Quad Q6600 in our database.
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