Phenom X4 9600B vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Place in performance ranking	2239	2235
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.77	5.65
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	no data	April 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price	$67	$30

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom X4 9600B has 219% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Phenom X4 9600B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Phenom X4 9600B 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Phenom X4 9600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no 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 1.16

Phenom X4 9600B 1.17
+0.9%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 1% based on our aggregated 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 1810

Phenom X4 9600B 1822
+0.7%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 271

Phenom X4 9600B 278
+2.6%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 3% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 773

Phenom X4 9600B 993
+28.5%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.