Athlon XP 2500+ vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Place in the ranking	2387	3327
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.04	0.21
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Barton (2001−2004)
Release date	no data	February 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon XP 2500+ 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.83 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Die size	2x 143 mm²	101 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	582 million	63 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon XP 2500+ 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	A
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon XP 2500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon XP 2500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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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 1.15
+667%

Athlon XP 2500+ 0.15

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 1823
+689%

Athlon XP 2500+ 231

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.15	0.15
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	68 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has a 666.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP 2500+, on the other hand, has 54.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 2500+ in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon XP 2500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.