Core i5-5350H vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2370not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency1.03no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Broadwell-H (2015)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)15 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$289

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H 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 data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data182 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-5350H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 47 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 100% more physical cores.

i5-5350H, on the other hand, has a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 123.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Core i5-5350H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Core i5-5350H is a notebook one.


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