Pentium 6805 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Aggregate performance score

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

Pentium 6805 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23701678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.0317.57
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805 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 data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805 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 dataFCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.

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 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium 6805.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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
Pentium 6805 2.89
+143%

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
Pentium 6805 4424
+143%

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 6805 1194
+344%

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
Pentium 6805 2168
+183%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 2.89
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has a 142.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 6805 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium 6805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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