Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Core 2 Quad Q9500
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
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Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Price now 67$
Games supported 67%

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19072062
Place by popularityno data95
Value for money4.751.77
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore 2 Quad (Desktop)
Architecture codenameno dataKentsfield (2007)
Release dateno datano data
Current price$50 $67
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Bus supportno data1066 MHz
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 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.

SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 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 Q9500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

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 Q9500 1.75
+22.4%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 1.43

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 2204
+22.4%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 1801

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 22% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 368
+35.8%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 271

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 36% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1077
+41.5%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 761

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 42% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.75 1.43
Boost clock speed 0 2400
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

Based on the results of synthetic tests, our recommendation leans towards the Core 2 Quad Q9500 due to its superior performance when compared to the Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor.


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