Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 22.41

Overall Rank: 3492

Last Price Change: $50.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

1121

Single Thread Rating: 1192²
Samples: 463*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,738
Thread: 1,185

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Integer Math	5,248 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,015 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,237 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	293.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,819 KBytes/Sec
Physics	103 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	408 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,192 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$50.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,121

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		22.41
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,192

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2048550 - Mar 11 2024		653
BL2021405 - Feb 11 2024		1201
BL1958002 - Nov 29 2023		1380
BL1928509 - Oct 20 2023		1263
BL1923539 - Oct 13 2023		1360

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,121
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,030 (-8.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E6600		934 (-16.6%)
AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E6600		869 (-22.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,295 (+15.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,002 (-10.6%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Pentium E6600		962 (-14.2%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,262 (+12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,183 (+5.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,158 (+3.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,097 (-2.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,023 (-8.7%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600		927 (-17.3%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		184

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