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| 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. | |||||||
Features Key features of the Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Athlon 1400
clock speed
Core2 Quad Q6600
2.4 GHz
Athlon 1400
1.4 GHz
L2 cache
Core2 Quad Q6600
8 MB
Athlon 1400
0.25 MB
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 |
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 ![]() | AMD Athlon 1400 ![]() |
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