Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 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 E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

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 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.34

Overall Rank: 3706

Last Price Change: $112.17 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

936

Single Thread Rating: 945²
Samples: 1535*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,535
Thread: 923

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 E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	3,859 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,002 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,660 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	249.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20,090 KBytes/Sec
Physics	106 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	355 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	945 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,306
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,385
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,180
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,311
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,490
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,181
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		936

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.39
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		8.34
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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,923
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		945

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2099440 - May 12 2024		719
BL2098125 - May 10 2024		1024
BL5063309 - May 04 2024		808
BL2037599 - Feb 29 2024		1295
BL2022086 - Feb 11 2024		1080

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		936
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		716 (-23.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,133 (+21.0%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,058 (+13.1%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		967 (+3.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		907 (-3.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		856 (-8.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,080 (+15.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,262 (+34.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,164 (+24.4%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		1,054 (+12.6%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		978 (+4.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600		934 (-0.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,270
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,061
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,146
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,528
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz		168

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