Pentium D 960 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.17
+125%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22682756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.77no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Presler (2006−2007)
Release dateno data23 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Current price$67 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960 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 data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data16 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per die)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno dataC1=69 °C, D0=63 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960 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 dataLGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Pentium D 960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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 1.17
+125%
Pentium D 960 0.52

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Pentium D 960 by 125% based on our aggregate 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
+125%
Pentium D 960 807

Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Pentium D 960 by 125% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 0.52
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 130 Watt

The Core 2 Quad Q6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.


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