Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 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 Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 21.00

Overall Rank: 2764

Last Price Change: $99.95 USD (2020-12-30)

Average CPU Mark

2099

Single Thread Rating: 1078
Samples: 981*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,081
Thread: 1,029

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	9,166 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,458 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,097 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	564.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,424 KBytes/Sec
Physics	175 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	827 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,078 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Intel 2023 NUC 12 Extreme Mini PC 16-Core i9-12900 64GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6X WiFi 6E RJ-45 HDMI DP 2xThunderbolt 4 RGB Lighting Windows 11 Pro w/RE 32GB USB,Black	$3599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 12 Pro, Newest 12th Gen Core i7-1260P (12 Cores & 4.7GHz)Low Power, 16GB DDR4 RAM & 512GB NVMe, Intel Iris Xe Graphics 8K, WiFi 6E, Gaming Mini Pc with Vesa Mounting Bracket, Windows 11 Pro	$729.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel N100 Quad Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD	$312.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,427
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,099

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		21.00
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		1,078

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2068811 - Apr 03 2024		3021
BL2022783 - Feb 12 2024		2166
BL2000738 - Jan 19 2024		2083
BL1994382 - Jan 12 2024		2284
BL1968826 - Dec 13 2023		2296

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,099
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,776 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,532 (+20.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,508 (+19.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,539 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,239 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,610 (-23.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,618 (+24.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,469 (+17.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,378 (+13.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,073 (-1.3%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,015 (-4.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,883 (-10.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,667
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,530
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		165

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