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: 16.13

Overall Rank:
3163rd fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
3282nd fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
933rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2096

Single Thread Rating

1074

Samples: 989*
*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	9,110 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,429 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,070 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	566.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,267 KBytes/Sec
Physics	175 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	829 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,074 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.
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 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,687
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,311
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,032
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,139
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,473
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,174
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,096

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		235.95
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		163.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.93
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.08
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		16.13
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 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		1,074

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2644261 - May 22 2025		2093
BL2568127 - Apr 20 2025		2280
BL2567999 - Apr 20 2025		1640
BL2387897 - Feb 03 2025		2731
BL2387895 - Feb 03 2025		2731

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 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,096
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,349 (+12.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,070 (-1.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,776 (-15.2%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,712 (-18.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,633 (-22.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,536 (+21.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,486 (+18.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,443 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,420 (+15.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,412 (+15.1%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,344 (+11.8%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,090 (-0.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,155
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,593
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,509
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,690
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,467
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,424
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		164

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