Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 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, 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 Core 2 Duo E6600

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 62.2°C vs 60.1°C
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1074 vs 947
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2096 vs 942
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 353 vs 310
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1114 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	62.2°C vs 60.1°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1074 vs 947
PassMark - CPU mark	2096 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	353 vs 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1114 vs 533

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

1074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

2096

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

310

353

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

1114

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
PassMark - Single thread mark	947	1074
PassMark - CPU mark	942	2096
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	310	353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	533	1114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.217

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Kentsfield
Launch date	Q3'06	April 2007
Place in performance rating	2779	3062
Processor Number	E6600	Q6700
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$44.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	286 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.1°C	62.2°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	582 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V-1.500V
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		8192 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		62 °C
Maximum frequency		2.67 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	0 W
Sockets supported	PLGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3