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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: 53.69

Overall Rank:
4424th fastest in multithreading out of 5495 CPUs
3833rd fastest in single threading out of 5495 CPUs
1272nd fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
937
Single Thread Rating
942
%
Samples: 1555*
*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 Math3,856 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,986 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,622 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption249.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression19,848 KBytes/Sec
Physics105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions360 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread942 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 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 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,548
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,348
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,549
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,142
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
937
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
159.57
Intel Core i9-14900K
133.37
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.20
Intel Core i9-13900K
106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
53.74
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
53.69
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 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,561
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
942
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2915469 - Sep 17 2025
976
BL2866322 - Aug 27 2025
1040
BL2865275 - Aug 27 2025
1005
BL2863825 - Aug 26 2025
1003
BL2718910 - Jun 24 2025
433
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 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
937
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
912 (-2.7%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
710 (-24.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,057 (+12.8%)
AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
977 (+4.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
733 (-21.8%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,091 (+16.4%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,153 (+23.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,029 (+9.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
942 (+0.5%)
Intel Celeron E3200 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
900 (-4.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
807 (-13.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
745 (-20.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,440
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,444
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,309
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,469
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,409
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
168