Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 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 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: 16.11

Overall Rank:
2905th fastest in multithreading out of 4834 CPUs
3031st fastest in single threading out of 4834 CPUs
867th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2024-05-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2093

Single Thread Rating

1077

Samples: 982*
*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	9,106 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,452 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,093 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	565.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,343 KBytes/Sec
Physics	175 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	823 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,077 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of September 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,131
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,609
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,274
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,536
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,169
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,093

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.16
Intel Core i9-12900K		189.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
Intel Core i9-13900K		174.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.11
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		16.11
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		1,077

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2126375 - Jun 18 2024		1500
BL2068811 - Apr 03 2024		3021
BL2022783 - Feb 12 2024		2166
BL2000738 - Jan 19 2024		2083
BL1994382 - Jan 12 2024		2284

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 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,093
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,068 (-1.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,776 (-15.1%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,712 (-18.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,644 (-21.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,509 (+19.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,500 (+19.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,385 (+13.9%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,070 (-1.1%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,049 (-2.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,889 (-9.7%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,780 (-15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,959 (-6.4%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,241
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,035
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,090
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,966
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,781
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		165

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