Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 29.03

Overall Rank: 2892

Last Price Change: $37.50 USD (2022-06-08)

Average CPU Mark

1089

Single Thread Rating: 1178²
Samples: 447*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,738
Thread: 1,185

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Integer Math	5,131 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,959 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	284.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	102 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	396 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,178 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2022

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2022.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$37.50 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	Intel NUC 7 Essential Kit (NUC7CJYH) - Celeron, Tall, Add't Components Needed	$140.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11, NUC11PAHi5 Canyon Mini PC Desktop, Win 10 Pro Mini Computer, Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 4Core,8MB Cache, 28W Iris Xe Graphics, WiFi6, Thunderbolt 3 (16GB RAM+512GB PCIe SSD)	$779.99 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini PC 12GB RAM, Ιntel Celeron J4105 Mini Computer Windows 11 Pro, 128GB M.2 SSD Micro Desktop Computer 4K UHD Support Auto Power On, Business Small PC with 2.4G+5G WiFi/LAN for Home Office	$162.46 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC,12GB RAM/128GB SSD,Mini Computer with Intel Pentium J4205,Micro Desktop Computer Support 4K Dual Display,LAN,2.4G+5G WiFi,Small Computer Windows 10 Pro with VESA Mount for Business Office Home	$219.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy 34 Desktop 1TB SSD 128GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-11900K Processor Turbo Boost to 5.30GHz, 128 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 34" 5K WUHD (5120 x 2160), Win 11) PC Computer All-in-One	$3299.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,543
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,695
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,221
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,945
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,161
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,593
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,803
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,355
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,089

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		163.34
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		113.12
Intel Core i9-12900K		86.73
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		70.05
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		64.52
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.52
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.46
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		29.03
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,739
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,353
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,950
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,178

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1613271 - Aug 16 2022		1330
BL1584596 - Jun 21 2022		1285
BL1578603 - Jun 09 2022		900
BL1537423 - Mar 22 2022		1318
BL1531836 - Mar 13 2022		1108

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,089
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,103 (+1.4%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,054 (-3.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,107 (+1.7%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E6600		927 (-14.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,105 (+1.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,002 (-7.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,164 (+6.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,151 (+5.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,051 (-3.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium E6600		953 (-12.4%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600		895 (-17.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,257 (+15.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,693
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,667
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,083
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,762
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,685
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,553
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,507
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,484
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,238
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,214
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,825
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		182

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