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: 47.84

Overall Rank:
3017th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
3232nd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
920th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1814

Single Thread Rating

951

Samples: 7456*
*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	7,842 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,940 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,281 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	484.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	39,998 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 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 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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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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,814

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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		47.84
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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		951

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2142574 - Jul 11 2024		1865
BL2142566 - Jul 11 2024		1898
BL2135233 - Jul 01 2024		2388
BL2131909 - Jun 26 2024		1972
BL2126669 - Jun 19 2024		1142

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,814
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,972 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,713 (-5.6%)
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 (+0.4%)
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		1,499 (-17.3%)
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%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,126 (+17.2%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,843 (+1.6%)
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 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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		147

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