Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 24.255 vs 4.278
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.138 vs 0.086
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2007 vs September 2006
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 8192 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 24.255 vs 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.138 vs 0.086

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.147 vs 0.522
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.147 vs 0.522

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.522
1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
24.255
4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.138
0.086
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.522 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 24.255 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.138 0.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.829
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 498

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Essentials

Architecture codename Kentsfield Windsor
Launch date July 2007 September 2006
Place in performance rating 3296 3297
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $53.09
Value for money (0-100) 7.68

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 2x 143 mm 220 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 8192 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 62 °C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 582 million 154 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 775 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt