Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz 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 Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 5.49

Overall Rank: 3506

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

Average CPU Mark

867

Single Thread Rating: 937²
Samples: 725*
*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 Math	3,614 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,988 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,587 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	246.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,642 KBytes/Sec
Physics	82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	331 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	937 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of September 2023.
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 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,768
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,465
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,748
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,632
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,424
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,481
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		867

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.47
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.86
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		5.49
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 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,195
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		937

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1899821 - Sep 08 2023		1003
BL1880565 - Aug 11 2023		959
BL1878906 - Aug 09 2023		1028
BL1878454 - Aug 08 2023		840
BL1877864 - Aug 07 2023		936

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 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		867
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		937 (+8.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		679 (-21.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		689 (-20.6%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,058 (+22.0%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,054 (+21.5%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		968 (+11.6%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		960 (+10.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		940 (+8.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		921 (+6.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		773 (-10.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		625 (-27.9%)
AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		869 (+0.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,188
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,103
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,427
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,820
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,535
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,237
Intel Core i9-13900		6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,890
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,852
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,802
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		146

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