HD Graphics 520 vs Core 2 Quad Q6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2150not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.76no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel HD Graphics
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Gen9
Release dateApril 2007 (17 years ago)no data
Current price$41 $680

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz0.35 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache8 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size2x 143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature62 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)62 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520 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 Q6700 and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6700 and HD Graphics 520. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6700 is a desktop processor while HD Graphics 520 is a notebook one.


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