Intel Celeron E3400 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

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

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 330 vs 301
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1019 vs 510

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	301 330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	510 1019

Compare specifications (specs)