Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Pentium E6600 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, 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).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2349 vs 1168
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 412 vs 392
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1299 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2349 vs 1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	412 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1299 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 71.4°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 71.4°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1220 vs 1216

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1216

1220

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

1168

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

412

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1299

666

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1216	1220
PassMark - CPU mark	2349	1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	412	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1299	666
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.476

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q1'08	January 2010
Place in performance rating	3027	2526
Processor Number	Q9550	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Price now		$100
Value for money (0-100)		5.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	214 mm2	82 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	820 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.8500V – 1.3625V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.06 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3