Pentium Dual Core T2130 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2130 by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2658 | 3459 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | Pentium Dual Core |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 2x 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 582 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 MB | 1 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium Dual Core T2130. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Pentium Dual Core T2130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 0.22 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 1 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q6600 has a 372.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Pentium Dual T2130, on the other hand, has 700% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2130 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T2130 is a notebook one.
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