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Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
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Released January, 2007
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
3.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
 | More cores 4 | | More threads 4 |
| | Much better performance per watt 1.19 pt/W | | Much lower typical power consumption 85.31W |
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Released July, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8600
- 3.33 GHz
- Dual core
4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Duo E8600
| | Much higher clock speed 3.33 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.61 GHz | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of Q6600 vs E8600 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 | |
| 4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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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 | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | vs | 1.1 pt/W | Around 10% better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 85.31W | vs | 120.65W | Around 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | vs | 47.3 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | vs | 113.62 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.33 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 3.52 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 62.2 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2008 | vs | Jan, 2007 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q6600 vs Duo E8600
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 | Duo E8600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 47.3 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 113.62 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 1.1 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 120.65W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,333 MHz | |
details | Core2 Quad Q6600 | vs | Duo E8600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Transistor count | 582,000,000 | 410,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 10 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.2°C | Unknown - 72.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 278 | 9 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.52 GHz | 4.61 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | 4.61 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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