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Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 5.54

Overall Rank:
4015th fastest in multithreading out of 4984 CPUs
3460th fastest in single threading out of 4984 CPUs
1209th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $157.95 USD (2019-01-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
875
Single Thread Rating
928
2
Samples: 740*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,351
Thread: 904
2Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math3,585 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math1,986 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,575 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption249.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression19,508 KBytes/Sec
Physics82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions338 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread928 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,574
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,150
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
875
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.16
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
52.88
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
5.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
928
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2390443 - Feb 04 2025
961
BL2378610 - Jan 30 2025
672
BL2368779 - Jan 26 2025
976
BL2281509 - Dec 16 2024
1044
BL2248914 - Nov 18 2024
853
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
875
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
679 (-22.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
731 (-16.4%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,067 (+21.9%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,058 (+21.0%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
983 (+12.3%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
937 (+7.1%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
911 (+4.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
902 (+3.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
795 (-9.1%)
AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
869 (-0.6%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
856 (-2.1%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600
1,221 (+39.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,636
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,525
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,300
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,033
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
145