Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs AMD Turion II M560 |
Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
 | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.52 GHz | | More cores 4 |
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Released April, 2010
AMD Turion II M560
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Turion II M560
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Newer Apr, 2010 | | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 85.31W | 3x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | 3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | 3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Turion II M560
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Turion II M560 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| S1 | |||
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 | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 28.44W | |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Turion II M560 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 2.5 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 | 400 MHz | |
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