Intel Pentium G840 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G840 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

Intel Pentium G840

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G840

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	May 2011 vs July 2007
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

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

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G840
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Name	Intel Pentium G840	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1280
PassMark - CPU mark	1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G840	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Kentsfield
Launch date	May 2011	July 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	2399	3306
Price now	$34.99
Processor Number	G840
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	21.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	2x 143 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	582 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		62 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)