Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Core i5-460M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2601not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency2.22no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$266

Detailed specifications

Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)8 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81+114 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data62 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 September 2010 23 July 2007
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

i5-460M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-460M and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-460M is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) is a desktop one.


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