Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD Athlon 1400 |
Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
 | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Much more l2 cache 8 MB |
| | Much higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 32x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 8x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Athlon 1400 vs the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600. | |||||||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Athlon 1400
clock speed
L2 cache
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon 1400 |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 462 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon 1400 |
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| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 0.25 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 180 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 266 MHz | |
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