Xeon W-3223 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3223 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a whopping 822% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2700 | 964 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.93 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 2.55 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | no data | 3 June 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $749 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon W-3223 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| 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 Xeon W-3223 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 160 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon W-3223. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon W-3223 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon W-3223 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon W-3223. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon W-3223.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.05 | 9.68 |
| Recency | no data | 3 June 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 160 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 52% lower power consumption.
Xeon W-3223, on the other hand, has a 822% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2019 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon W-3223 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Xeon W-3223 is a server/workstation one.
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