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: 47.79

Overall Rank: 2968

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

Average CPU Mark

1812

Single Thread Rating: 952
Samples: 7444*
*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	7,838 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,945 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,286 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	484.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,032 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	721 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	952 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,372
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,461
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,812

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		125.37
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.88
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		47.79
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 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
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		952

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2091286 - May 01 2024		2065
BL2091264 - May 01 2024		2046
BL2091251 - May 01 2024		2039
BL2086673 - Apr 25 2024		2067
BL2082392 - Apr 20 2024		2743

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 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,812
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,114 (+16.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,969 (+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		1,577 (-12.9%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,549 (-14.5%)
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 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,493 (-17.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,209 (+21.9%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,174 (+20.0%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,833 (+1.2%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,656 (-8.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,265
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,153
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,518
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		147

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