Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 38.20

Overall Rank:
3305th fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
3495th fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
989th fastest in out of 1440 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2025-01-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1834

Single Thread Rating

954

Samples: 7547*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,816
Thread: 928

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	7,915 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,938 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,265 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	492.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,097 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	736 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	954 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 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 April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,725
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,043
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,834

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		38.20
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 3600		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 April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		954

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2573214 - Apr 22 2025		1969
BL2571794 - Apr 21 2025		2082
BL2561887 - Apr 17 2025		1965
BL5092066 - Apr 16 2025		2037
BL2556203 - Apr 15 2025		2043

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,834
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,996 (+8.8%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,843 (+0.5%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,743 (-5.0%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,607 (-12.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,262 (+23.3%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,842 (+0.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,535 (+38.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,411 (+31.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,168 (+18.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,081 (+13.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,020 (+10.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,241 (+22.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,401
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,168
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,300
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,614
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,816
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,411
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		148

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