Xeon E3-1501L v6 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2372not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorMobile workstation
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency1.03no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)12 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6 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 (Uniprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon E3-1501L v6 has 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 320% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Xeon E3-1501L v6. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1501L v6 is a mobile workstation one.


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