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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: 7.94

Overall Rank:
4103rd fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
3162nd fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
1188th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1191
Single Thread Rating
1229
%
Samples: 485*
*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 Math5,486 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,087 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,353 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption313.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression24,735 KBytes/Sec
Physics105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions445 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,229 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$149.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,562
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,418
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,515
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,115
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 1,191
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.59
Intel Core i5-12400F
 126.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 122.33
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 7.94
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 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 1,229
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2966337 - Oct 10 2025
1294
BL2963618 - Oct 09 2025
1529
BL2875778 - Aug 31 2025
1388
BL2875739 - Aug 31 2025
1387
BL2775668 - Jul 19 2025
1311
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 1,191
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,453 (+22.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,156 (-2.9%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,067 (-10.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,331 (+11.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,324 (+11.2%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,221 (+2.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,150 (-3.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,381 (+16.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,245 (+4.6%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,092 (-8.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,079 (-9.4%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium E6600
 1,066 (-10.5%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,417
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,781
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,616
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,479
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
 189