Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Duo E6400 |
Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
4.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
 | More cores 4 | | More threads 4 |
by Tech Radar (Aug, 2007)In real terms, quad-threaded applications are thin on the ground and will be until at least this winter.
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Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6400
- 2.13 GHz
- Dual core
4.2 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Feb, 2007)However, it's during overclocking that this chip comes alive, hitting 3GHz, and not only cranking out performance numbers that would have been utterly unbelievable for a budget chip a year ago, but also coming painfully close to matching the likes of the premium-priced Core 2 Extreme X6800.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of Q6600 vs E6400 among desktop CPUs
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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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core2 Duo E6400 vs the Core2 Quad Q6600. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Duo E6400
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)
Reviews Word on the street
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Duo E6400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 1.35 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Duo E6400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 582,000,000 | 167,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 8 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | Unknown - 61.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 278 | 15 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 3.33 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 | |
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