Intel Celeron 220 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 220 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron 220

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 220

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
5.5x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs January 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 220
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Name	Intel Celeron 220	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	255
PassMark - CPU mark	209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 220	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Kentsfield
Launch date	October 2007	January 2007
Place in performance rating	3278	3288
Processor Number	220	Q6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	286 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	105 million	582 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.3375V	0.8500V-1.500V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PBGA479	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	105 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3