Celeron 4305UE vs Core 2 Quad Q6600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Celeron 4305UE by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2638 | 2686 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.12 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 2.72 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 1 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron 4305UE 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 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 2x 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 582 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron 4305UE 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 | Intel BGA 1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron 4305UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron 4305UE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron 4305UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron 4305UE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| Recency | no data | 1 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q6600 has a 8.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron 4305UE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2018 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Intel Celeron 4305UE.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Celeron 4305UE is a notebook one.
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