Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 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, 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 Core 2 Quad Q6700

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 48% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 62.2°C vs 61.4°C
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1077 vs 662
• 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2093 vs 593
• Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 353 vs 218
• 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1114 vs 387

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1077 662
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2093 593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	353 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1114 387

Compare specifications (specs)