Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.19
Xeon Gold 5318Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.75
+1728%

Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a whopping 1728% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2370258
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.0312.02
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 data2
Socketno dataFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 1.19
Xeon Gold 5318Y 21.75
+1728%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 1819
Xeon Gold 5318Y 33283
+1730%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 21.75
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 165 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has a 1727.7% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Xeon Gold 5318Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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