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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: 5.54

Overall Rank:
3972nd fastest in multithreading out of 4942 CPUs
3425th fastest in single threading out of 4942 CPUs
1200th fastest in out of 1401 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
875
Single Thread Rating
928
2
Samples: 737*
*Margin for error: Low



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

Integer Math3,622 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,984 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,576 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption248.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression19,491 KBytes/Sec
Physics82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions338 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread928 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of January 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 21st of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,870
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,409
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,083
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,579
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,882
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,228
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,731
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,607
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,154
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
 875
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 188.65
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 187.04
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.44
Intel Core i9-12900K
 146.09
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.74
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.55
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.12
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
 5.54
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 21st of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
 928
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2281509 - Dec 16 2024
1044
BL2248914 - Nov 18 2024
853
BL2229791 - Oct 26 2024
1015
BL2200155 - Sep 21 2024
1029
BL2190795 - Sep 09 2024
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 21st of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
 875
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 679 (-22.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 731 (-16.4%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 1,067 (+21.9%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 1,058 (+20.9%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 983 (+12.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 930 (+6.2%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 908 (+3.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 902 (+3.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 793 (-9.4%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 856 (-2.1%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 1,221 (+39.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
 1,079 (+23.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,710
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,610
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,853
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,738
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,574
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,513
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,301
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,177
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,120
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
 145