Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium E6600 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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Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.1 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) Pentium(R) CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6600 @ 3.06GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 22.57

Overall Rank:
3664th fastest in multithreading out of 4895 CPUs
2813th fastest in single threading out of 4895 CPUs
1132nd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $50.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1128

Single Thread Rating

1196

²
Samples: 464*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,738
Thread: 1,185

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 Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Integer Math	5,280 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,028 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,250 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	295.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,946 KBytes/Sec
Physics	104 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,196 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$50.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,002
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,469
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,597
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,573
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,155
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,128

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.59
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		22.57
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 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,196

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2226767 - Oct 23 2024		1396
BL2048550 - Mar 11 2024		653
BL2021405 - Feb 11 2024		1201
BL1958002 - Nov 29 2023		1380
BL1928509 - Oct 20 2023		1263

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
As of 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		1,128
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,043 (-7.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E6600		930 (-17.6%)
AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E6600		869 (-23.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,301 (+15.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E6600		987 (-12.5%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Pentium E6600		942 (-16.5%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,275 (+13.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,183 (+4.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,167 (+3.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,110 (-1.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600		1,030 (-8.8%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium E6600		936 (-17.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,256
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,227
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,706
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,464
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,248
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz		185

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