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.
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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: 38.16

Overall Rank:
3243rd fastest in multithreading out of 5027 CPUs
3438th fastest in single threading out of 5027 CPUs
967th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1832

Single Thread Rating

953

Samples: 7534*
*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	7,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,940 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,268 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	491.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,103 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	735 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	953 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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 21st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,775
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,331
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,504
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,201
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,719
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,630
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,832

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.23
Intel Core i9-13900K		87.86
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.36
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		38.16
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 21st 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		3,682
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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		953

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2485234 - Mar 16 2025		1923
BL2483805 - Mar 15 2025		1923
BL2479706 - Mar 14 2025		2044
BL2474367 - Mar 11 2025		2019
BL2474201 - Mar 11 2025		1527

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 21st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,832
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,991 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,843 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,743 (-4.9%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,607 (-12.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,257 (+23.2%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,842 (+0.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,534 (+38.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,410 (+31.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,166 (+18.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,081 (+13.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,022 (+10.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,237 (+22.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,347
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,577
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,827
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,701
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,503
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,500
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		148

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