Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600
General info
Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2231 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 1.77 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | Northwood (2001−2004) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
| Current price | $67 | $39 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus support | 1066 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 89 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by 337% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 89 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. We've got no test results to judge.
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