Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Core i7-930

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General info

Comparing Core i7-930 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1832not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date28 February 2010 (14 years old)23 July 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data
Current price$249 (3.1x MSRP)$43
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core i7-930 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size263 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data62 °C
Number of transistors731 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-930 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1366775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-930 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-930 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 i7-930 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-930 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-930 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 28 February 2010 23 July 2007
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

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