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Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 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 E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

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 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 53.83

Overall Rank:
4109th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
3567th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
1234th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $17.46 USD (2024-09-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
940
Single Thread Rating
946
%
Samples: 1550*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,535
Thread: 923
%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 E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math3,866 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,998 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,641 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption249.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression20,040 KBytes/Sec
Physics105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions360 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread946 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,650
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,014
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
940
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.00
Intel Core i5-12400F
196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
162.56
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
152.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
146.63
Intel Core i9-12900K
142.65
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
53.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
946
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2700636 - Jun 16 2025
717
BL2643618 - May 22 2025
939
BL2595752 - May 02 2025
950
BL2568006 - Apr 20 2025
1078
BL2544406 - Apr 10 2025
1057
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
940
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
909 (-3.3%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
710 (-24.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,019 (+8.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
737 (-21.5%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,088 (+15.8%)
AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
900 (-4.2%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,157 (+23.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,023 (+8.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
936 (-0.4%)
Intel Celeron E3200 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
900 (-4.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
801 (-14.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
745 (-20.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,451
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,298
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,804
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,640
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
169