Pentium 3556U vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.19
+72.5%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Pentium 3556U by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23702728
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency1.034.19
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U 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
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U 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
Socketno dataFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 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® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 3556U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 1.19
+72.5%
Pentium 3556U 0.69

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 1819
+71.4%
Pentium 3556U 1061

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 269
Pentium 3556U 302
+12.3%

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 767
+55.6%
Pentium 3556U 493

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
Pentium 3556U 2515
+2.2%

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
+81.3%
Pentium 3556U 4854

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
+82.9%
Pentium 3556U 1939

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 0.69
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has a 72.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium 3556U, on the other hand, has a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3556U in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3556U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium 3556U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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