Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
• 2x 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

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

• Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

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CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

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