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.
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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:
3540th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
3617th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
989th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2093

Single Thread Rating

1075

Samples: 1002*
*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	9,115 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,422 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,020 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	564.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,909 KBytes/Sec
Physics	171 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	839 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,075 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,093

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		16.11
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		1,075

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3226599 - Jan 19 2026		2397
BL3219233 - Jan 16 2026		2444
BL3206662 - Jan 12 2026		2114
BL3198943 - Jan 09 2026		1497
BL3195626 - Jan 07 2026		2402

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 February 2026 - 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		2,083 (-0.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,840 (-12.1%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,712 (-18.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,645 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,632 (-22.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,552 (+21.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,517 (+20.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,433 (+16.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,422 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,412 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,276 (+8.7%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,098 (+0.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		163

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