Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz can be found below. 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 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 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) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 5.50

Overall Rank: 3777

Last Price Change: $157.95 USD (2019-01-18)

Average CPU Mark

868

Single Thread Rating: 936²
Samples: 731*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,351
Thread: 904

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 Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	3,591 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,997 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	3 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,591 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	248.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,474 KBytes/Sec
Physics	82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	331 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	936 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of June 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of June 2024.
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 June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,297
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,398
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,626
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,904
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,305
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,762
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,501
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,179
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		868

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		208.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		158.90
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.32
Intel Core i9-12900K		140.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.59
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.66
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.37
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		5.50
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 June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,167
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,922
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,699
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,931
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		936

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2121249 - Jun 11 2024		1019
BL2070581 - Apr 05 2024		1023
BL5055025 - Jan 06 2024		979
BL1964278 - Dec 07 2023		691
BL1954362 - Nov 25 2023 [Excluded]		787

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		868
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		679 (-21.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		716 (-17.5%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,081 (+24.6%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,058 (+21.9%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,054 (+21.4%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		987 (+13.7%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		967 (+11.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		936 (+7.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		934 (+7.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		907 (+4.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		780 (-10.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		638 (-26.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,442
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,050
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,552
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,395
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,134
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,013
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,540
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,521
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		146

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