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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: 53.81

Overall Rank:
3992nd fastest in multithreading out of 5033 CPUs
3456th fastest in single threading out of 5033 CPUs
1204th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
939
Single Thread Rating
946
2
Samples: 1545*
*Margin for error: Low



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

Integer Math3,878 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,999 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,644 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption248.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression20,038 KBytes/Sec
Physics105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions360 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread946 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 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 26th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,766
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,500
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,199
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,633
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
939
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K
137.79
Intel Core i9-13900K
94.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.35
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
53.81
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
946
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2454994 - Mar 03 2025
818
BL2454889 - Mar 03 2025
812
BL2310342 - Dec 30 2024
1007
BL2249343 - Nov 19 2024
1062
BL2245982 - Nov 15 2024
805
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 26th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
939
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
905 (-3.7%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
710 (-24.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,019 (+8.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
725 (-22.8%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,084 (+15.4%)
AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
900 (-4.1%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,152 (+22.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,019 (+8.4%)
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 (-4.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
800 (-14.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
743 (-20.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,331
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,536
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,730
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,514
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,390
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
9,358
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
168