Athlon II X2 240 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Place in performance ranking	2270	2635
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.77	3.28
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	no data	July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$35
Current price	$67	$25 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 240 has 85% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X2 240 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X2 240 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

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 1.17
+74.6%

Athlon II X2 240 0.67

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 75% based on our aggregate 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 1813
+75.3%

Athlon II X2 240 1034

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 75% 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 X2 240 294
+8.9%

Athlon II X2 240 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 9% 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 770
+51%

Athlon II X2 240 510

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by 51% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.