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Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 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) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 5.55

Overall Rank:
4444th fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
3835th fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
1275th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $157.95 USD (2019-01-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
876
Single Thread Rating
924
%
Samples: 747*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,351
Thread: 904
%Single 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 Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math3,626 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,974 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,571 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption247.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression19,461 KBytes/Sec
Physics82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions340 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread924 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,421
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,963
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,512
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
876
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F
145.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
138.16
Intel Core i9-14900K
130.43
Intel Core i9-13900K
103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
47.80
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
5.55
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 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,561
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
924
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2930789 - Sep 24 2025
1006
BL2930710 - Sep 24 2025
568
BL2895539 - Sep 09 2025
1043
BL2889176 - Sep 06 2025
1019
BL2835380 - Aug 14 2025
1034
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
876
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
719 (-17.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
730 (-16.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,156 (+31.9%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,067 (+21.7%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,005 (+14.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
942 (+7.5%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
933 (+6.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
912 (+4.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
807 (-7.9%)
AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
869 (-0.8%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
856 (-2.3%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,221 (+39.4%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,425
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,500
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,482
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,427
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
145