Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 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 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: 5.52

Overall Rank:
3925th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
3381st fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
1197th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

872

Single Thread Rating

927

²
Samples: 736*
*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	3,609 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,983 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,572 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	248.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,453 KBytes/Sec
Physics	82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	336 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	927 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
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		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		872

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		5.52
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
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 Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		927

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2248914 - Nov 18 2024		853
BL2229791 - Oct 26 2024		1015
BL2200155 - Sep 21 2024		1029
BL2190795 - Sep 09 2024		1034
BL2123303 - Jun 14 2024		659

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		872
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		679 (-22.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		731 (-16.2%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,054 (+20.8%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		987 (+13.2%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		975 (+11.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		942 (+8.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		930 (+6.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		911 (+4.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		787 (-9.8%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		856 (-1.8%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,216 (+39.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,079 (+23.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		145

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