Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Pentium G2010

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2010 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2454not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.74no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date21 January 2013 (11 years ago)23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$466$266

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2010 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB (shared)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size94 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C62 °C
Number of transistorsno data582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2010 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
SocketFCLGA1155775
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2010 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G2010 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2010 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 Pentium G2010 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2010 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2010 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 January 2013 23 July 2007
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium G2010 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

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

We couldn't decide between Pentium G2010 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.


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