Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 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 Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 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 Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 20.45

Overall Rank:
3638th fastest in multithreading out of 5491 CPUs
3817th fastest in single threading out of 5491 CPUs
1033rd fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.95 USD (2025-05-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1839

Single Thread Rating

952

Samples: 7599*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,816
Thread: 928

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	7,934 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,927 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,241 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	493.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,054 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	740 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	952 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 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 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,553
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,350
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,839

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		267.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		178.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i5-12400F		157.16
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		20.45
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 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		952

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3122546 - Dec 10 2025		2062
BL3040698 - Nov 10 2025		1093
BL3040452 - Nov 09 2025		823
BL3025259 - Nov 03 2025		1927
BL3021003 - Nov 01 2025		1794

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,839
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,917 (+4.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,776 (-3.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,268 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,555 (-15.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,144 (+16.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,076 (+12.9%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,846 (+0.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,810 (-1.6%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,712 (-6.9%)
AMD A10-6700T APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,299 (+25.0%)
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,671 (-9.1%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,600 (-13.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,443
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,795
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,447
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,678
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,472
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,415
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		148

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