Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.37

Overall Rank:
3739th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
3240th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
1151st fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $112.17 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

938

Single Thread Rating

945

²
Samples: 1537*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,535
Thread: 923

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	3,881 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,011 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,645 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	250.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20,095 KBytes/Sec
Physics	105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	357 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	945 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$112.17 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		938

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		8.37
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		945

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5067166 - Jun 23 2024		980
BL5066862 - Jun 19 2024		1101
BL2099440 - May 12 2024		719
BL2098125 - May 10 2024		1024
BL5063309 - May 04 2024		808

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		938
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		722 (-23.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,138 (+21.2%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,058 (+12.8%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		970 (+3.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		907 (-3.3%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		856 (-8.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,079 (+15.0%)
AMD Athlon 5000 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		872 (-7.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,264 (+34.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,164 (+24.1%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,081 (+15.2%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,054 (+12.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		168

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