Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 47.82

Overall Rank: 2978

Last Price Change: $37.91 USD (2023-03-11)

Average CPU Mark

1813

Single Thread Rating: 951
Samples: 7450*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,816
Thread: 928

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	7,843 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,944 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,283 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	484.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,014 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	722 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	951 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,311
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,383
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,182
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,629
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,312
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,494
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,180
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,813

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-13900K		127.97
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		52.62
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		47.82
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,926
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		951

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2107258 - May 23 2024		1888
BL2106543 - May 22 2024		1901
BL2105640 - May 21 2024		1945
BL2105316 - May 20 2024		2500
BL2100596 - May 14 2024		1875

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 30th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,813
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,118 (+16.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,970 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,713 (-5.5%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,597 (-11.9%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,549 (-14.6%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,822 (+0.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,187 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,494 (-17.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,209 (+21.8%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,174 (+19.9%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,843 (+1.7%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,656 (-8.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,544
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,063
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,401
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,149
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,522
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		147

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