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| Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Core i5 650 |
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 | ![]() | More cores 4 |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 85.31W |
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Released January, 2010
Intel Core i5 650
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 650
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz |
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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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More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 85.31W | vs | 100.22W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | vs | 37.54 $/year | Around 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | vs | 96.89 $/year | More than 5% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 32 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 better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.31 GHz | vs | 3.52 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.6 °C | vs | 62.2 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.08 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jan, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 3 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Core i5 650
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,490
Core i5 650
4,709
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
1,306
Core i5 650
2,168
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
102,800 MB/s
Core i5 650
1,550,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,161
Core i5 650
4,675
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Quad Q6600
4,541
Core i5 650
4,902
GeekBench
Core2 Quad Q6600
5,918
Core i5 650
6,669
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Quad Q6600
2,970
Core i5 650
3,116
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Quad Q6600
924
Core i5 650
1,319
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Core i5 650 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
LGA 1156 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 105W | 73W | |
Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 37.54 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 96.89 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 4.67 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 100.22W |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Core i5 650 |
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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 | |
Transistor count | 582,000,000 | 382,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 9 | 24 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.65 - 1.4V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 278 | 21 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 4.31 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 5.08 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 4.31 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 733 MHz | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 ![]() | Intel Core i5 650 ![]() |
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