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: 38.14

Overall Rank:
3238th fastest in multithreading out of 5022 CPUs
3434th fastest in single threading out of 5022 CPUs
966th fastest in out of 1417 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2025-01-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1832

Single Thread Rating

953

Samples: 7531*
*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	7,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,941 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,268 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	491.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,090 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	734 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	953 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,792
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,341
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,054
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,515
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,123
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,203
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,832

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		229.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		212.38
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		155.66
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		97.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.39
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.21
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		38.14
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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,145
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		953

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2474367 - Mar 11 2025		2019
BL2474201 - Mar 11 2025		1527
BL2472513 - Mar 11 2025		1969
BL2460032 - Mar 05 2025		1776
BL2447364 - Feb 28 2025		1838

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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		1,832
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,987 (+8.5%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,843 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,743 (-4.9%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,607 (-12.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,256 (+23.2%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		1,842 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,533 (+38.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,410 (+31.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,166 (+18.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,081 (+13.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,022 (+10.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6600		2,237 (+22.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,866
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,533
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,832
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,723
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,478
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,477
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,427
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,222
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz		148

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