Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Atom S1240 |
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 | | Significantly higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.52 GHz |
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Released December, 2012
Intel Atom S1240
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Atom S1240
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 4.96W |
| | Newer Dec, 2012 | | Much lower annual home energy cost 1.47 $/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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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 50% higher clock speed | |||
| 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 (Air) | 3.52 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 lower typical power consumption | 4.96W | vs | 85.31W | 17.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Dec, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 1.47 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | 17.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 5.34 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | 17.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Atom S1240
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Atom S1240 |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 6.1W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 1.47 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 5.34 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 4.96W | |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Atom S1240 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 1.6 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 | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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