Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 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 Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 16.16

Overall Rank: 2796

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2024-05-18)

Average CPU Mark

2099

Single Thread Rating: 1078
Samples: 981*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,081
Thread: 1,029

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	9,166 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,458 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,097 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	564.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,424 KBytes/Sec
Physics	175 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	827 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,078 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th 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
	$129.95 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	Intel N100 Quad Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD	$312.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Latest Intel NUC 11 Extreme Mini Desktop \| Intel 8-Core i9-11900KB \| 64GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB GDDR6 \| WiFi 6e \| Thunderbolt 4 \| RJ45 \| HDMI \| DP \| Windows 11 Pro	$2799.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,309
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,386
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,182
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,629
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,907
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,312
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,486
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,182
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,099

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		153.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		124.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		52.62
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		16.16
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 29th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,925
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,701
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 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		1,078

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2068811 - Apr 03 2024		3021
BL2022783 - Feb 12 2024		2166
BL2000738 - Jan 19 2024		2083
BL1994382 - Jan 12 2024		2284
BL1968826 - Dec 13 2023		2296

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
As of 29th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,099
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,069 (-1.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,776 (-15.4%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,712 (-18.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,644 (-21.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,511 (+19.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,379 (+13.3%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,063 (-1.8%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,044 (-2.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,888 (-10.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,833 (-12.7%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,785 (-15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,959 (-6.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,270
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,064
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,400
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,148
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,005
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,529
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		165

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