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.

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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: 5.51

Overall Rank:
3899th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
3361st fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
1182nd fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

870

Single Thread Rating

927

²
Samples: 734*
*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 Math	3,604 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,987 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,584 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	248.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,447 KBytes/Sec
Physics	82 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	334 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	927 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2024.
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 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,081
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,604
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		870

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		181.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.02
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.30
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		5.51
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 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		927

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2200155 - Sep 21 2024		1029
BL2190795 - Sep 09 2024		1034
BL2123303 - Jun 14 2024		659
BL2121249 - Jun 11 2024		1019
BL2070581 - Apr 05 2024		1023

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 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		870
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		679 (-22.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		728 (-16.4%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,054 (+21.1%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		987 (+13.5%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		975 (+12.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		942 (+8.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		934 (+7.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		907 (+4.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		786 (-9.7%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		856 (-1.6%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,216 (+39.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E4600		1,079 (+24.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,095
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,485
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 @ 2.40GHz		145

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