Atom D525 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
2007
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.15
+360%
Atom D525
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.25

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Atom D525 by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23883161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.041.82
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release dateno data21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$63

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size2x 143 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525 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 configuration11
Socket775FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom D525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

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
+360%
Atom D525 0.25

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
+351%
Atom D525 404

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 268
+248%
Atom D525 77

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 764
+309%
Atom D525 187

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2460
+304%
Atom D525 610

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 8800
+416%
Atom D525 1707

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 3547
+298%
Atom D525 891

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.15 0.25
Recency no data 21 June 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 13 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has a 360% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Atom D525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2010 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 707.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D525 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Atom D525 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Atom D525, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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