AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
1.18

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 3742% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking221839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.775.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)AMD EPYC
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release dateno data18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$67 $6796
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7H12 has 183% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads4128
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12 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 data2 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataTR4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

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 1.18
EPYC 7H12 45.34
+3742%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 3742% in our combined 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 1814
EPYC 7H12 69633
+3739%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 3739% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.18 45.34
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 4 128
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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