Opteron X2 880 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Opteron X2 880 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 processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.03no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Egypt (2005−2006)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)September 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Opteron X2 880 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)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Number of transistorsno data233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Opteron X2 880 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
Socketno data940
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt95 Watt

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron X2 880, on the other hand, has 10.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Opteron X2 880. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Opteron X2 880 is a server/workstation one.


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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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