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Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 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 E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PLGA775

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 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.39

Overall Rank:
3866th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
3347th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
1183rd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $112.17 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
942
Single Thread Rating
946
2
Samples: 1542*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,535
Thread: 923
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 E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math3,882 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,007 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,650 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption250.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression20,061 KBytes/Sec
Physics105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions360 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread946 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$112.17 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
942
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
8.39
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
946
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2249343 - Nov 19 2024
1062
BL2245982 - Nov 15 2024
805
BL2195917 - Sep 15 2024
958
BL2184160 - Sep 01 2024
1067
BL2160863 - Aug 03 2024
1071
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
942
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
731 (-22.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,143 (+21.4%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
975 (+3.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
903 (-4.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
856 (-9.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,079 (+14.6%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,172 (+24.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,150 (+22.2%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,058 (+12.4%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
1,054 (+11.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
930 (-1.3%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6600
902 (-4.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz
168