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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Core i5 650
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 | 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 | |
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