Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 75 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 4.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU X6800 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 3.12

Overall Rank: 3152

Last Price Change: $263.64 USD (2012-08-04)

Average CPU Mark

823

Single Thread Rating: 973²
Samples: 116*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,810
Thread: 1,126

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 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math	2,605 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,289 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	146.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	13.3 MBytes/Sec
Physics	73 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	274 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	973 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2022

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2022.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,159
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,345
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz		823

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		148.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.43
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.28
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		26.60
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz		3.12
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz		973

Last 1 Baselines for Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1452856 - Oct 02 2021		642

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz		823
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		967 (+17.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		666 (-19.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Dual Core vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		943 (+14.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		773 (-6.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		927 (+12.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		718 (-12.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		652 (-20.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		1,004 (+22.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		995 (+20.8%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		951 (+15.5%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		938 (+13.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme X6800		919 (+11.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,732
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,086
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,807
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,682
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,513
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,477
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,330
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,008
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93GHz		140

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