Xeon 5080 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2387not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.04no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Dempsey (2006)
Release dateno data23 May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$851

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080 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 data3.73 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 143 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080 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 configuration12
Socket775PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080 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 (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon 5080. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency no data 23 May 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 130 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has an age advantage of 2006 years, 100% more physical cores, and 23.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Xeon 5080. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Xeon 5080 is a server/workstation one.


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