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| Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | More threads 4 |
VS
Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 250
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 85.31W | Around 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 62.2 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 3.52 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | Around 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jun, 2009 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Athlon II X2 250
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,490
Athlon II X2 250
2,814
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
1,306
Athlon II X2 250
1,524
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
102,800 MB/s
Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,161
Athlon II X2 250
2,690
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,541
Athlon II X2 250
2,929
GeekBench
Core2 Quad Q6600
5,918
Athlon II X2 250
4,461
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Quad Q6600
2,970
Athlon II X2 250
1,750
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Quad Q6600
924
Athlon II X2 250
1,008
Reviews Word on the street
Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 | ||
![]() | 8.0 | 6.0 | ||
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![]() | 9.4 | 9.6 | ||
Overall | 8.9 Out of 10 | 8.3 Out of 10 | ||
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
AM3 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 105W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 1.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.43V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 278 | 25 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 4.04 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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