Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD Phenom X4 9950 |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of Q6600 vs 9950 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs the AMD Phenom X4 9950. | |||||||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Phenom X4 9950 vs the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Phenom X4 9950
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 | Phenom X4 9950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM2+ | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 140W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 33.73 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 122.64 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 0.88 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 113.75W | |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Phenom X4 9950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | Unknown - 64°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 3.37 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 3.11 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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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