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.

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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: 20.56

Overall Rank:
3948th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
4105th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
1087th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.95 USD (2025-05-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1849

Single Thread Rating

953

Samples: 7667*
*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	7,951 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,926 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,243 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	497.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,128 KBytes/Sec
Physics	160 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	746 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	953 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,054
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,288
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,849

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		96.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.19
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		20.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		953

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3753254 - Oct 01 2026		2111
BL3753218 - Oct 01 2026		1962
BL3749930 - Sep 30 2026		2085
BL3743712 - Sep 27 2026		2068
BL3741459 - Sep 26 2026		2790

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 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,849
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,917 (+3.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,840 (-0.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,141 (+15.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,092 (+13.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,087 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,972 (+6.6%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,846 (-0.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,814 (-1.9%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,712 (-7.4%)
AMD A10-6700T APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,299 (+24.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,288 (+23.7%)
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,671 (-9.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		148

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