Xeon X3440 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2023
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	no data	1.74
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	no data
Release date	23 July 2007 (17 years ago)	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440 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	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.93 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	62 °C	no data
Number of transistors	582 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440 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	1	1
Socket	775	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440 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 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Xeon X3440.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 July 2007	1 July 2009
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm

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