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Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

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: 8.00

Overall Rank:
4236th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
3244th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
1222nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2025-09-29)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1199
Single Thread Rating
1237
%
Samples: 491*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,738
Thread: 1,185
%Single 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 Math5,514 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,078 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,338 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption315.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression24,850 KBytes/Sec
Physics106 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions451 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,237 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Intel NUC 14 Essential, for ASUS NUC Mini PC, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, N150, Windows 11 Pro, 2.5G LAN, 3×4K Support, Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+), BT 5.3, VESA/Home/Business Mini Desktop Computer (NUC14MNK) Intel NUC 14 Essential, for ASUS NUC Mini PC, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, N150, Windows 11 Pro, 2.5G LAN, 3×4K Support, Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+), BT 5.3, VESA/Home/Business Mini Desktop Computer (NUC14MNK) $429.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
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
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 1,199
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 8.00
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th 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 Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 1,237
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3282302 - Feb 12 2026
1316
BL3271201 - Feb 07 2026
1632
BL3263611 - Feb 04 2026
1731
BL3157021 - Dec 23 2025
940
BL5108959 - Dec 08 2025
1314
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 1,199
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,453 (+21.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,159 (-3.3%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,067 (-11.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,331 (+11.0%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,221 (+1.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,135 (-5.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,381 (+15.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,248 (+4.1%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,095 (-8.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,079 (-10.0%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,075 (-10.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,058 (-11.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
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
 10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,775
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 190