Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD Athlon 5350 |
Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
 | Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.52 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.6 GHz |
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Released December, 2013
AMD Athlon 5350
- 2.05 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 5350
| | Much newer manufacturing process 28 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 90 °C | | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.05 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | vs | 2.59 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.81 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 62.2 °C | Around 45% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 85.31W | 4.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | 4.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | 4.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Dec, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 7 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Athlon 5350
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon 5350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.05 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| FS1b | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 25W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 9.61 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 20.31W | |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon 5350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 28 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.5 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 2.59 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 2.81 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 2.59 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Radeon HD 8400 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 600 MHz | |
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