Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 8.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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: 37.22

Overall Rank: 2387

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2022-10-09)

Average CPU Mark

1787

Single Thread Rating: 956
Samples: 7306*
*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	7,807 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,960 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	470.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	39.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	705 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	956 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2022.
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 7th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,545
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,215
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		17,801
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,344
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,787

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		138.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.42
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		81.05
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		43.49
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		37.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		27.54
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 7th 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		3,830
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		2,950
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,892
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		956

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1681856 - Nov 28 2022		1890
BL1676599 - Nov 22 2022		1355
BL1672862 - Nov 17 2022		1923
BL1672206 - Nov 16 2022		2028
BL1670888 - Nov 14 2022		1861

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 7th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,787
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,081 (+16.5%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,819 (+1.8%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,699 (-5.0%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,526 (-14.6%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,764 (-1.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,114 (+18.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 905e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,895 (+6.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,546 (-13.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,434 (+36.2%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,188 (+22.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,031 (+13.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,957 (+9.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,746
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,717
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,086
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,817
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,686
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,622
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,477
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,430
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,329
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,203
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,008
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		148

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