Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 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 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 16.15

Overall Rank:
2971st fastest in multithreading out of 4915 CPUs
3092nd fastest in single threading out of 4915 CPUs
887th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2024-05-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2099

Single Thread Rating

1077

Samples: 985*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,081
Thread: 1,029

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	9,125 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,456 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,091 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	566.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,396 KBytes/Sec
Physics	175 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	827 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,077 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of December 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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,917
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,433
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,587
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,101
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,244
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,739
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,587
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,099

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.21
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		186.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.92
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.19
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.57
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.44
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		16.15
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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		1,077

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2289642 - Dec 20 2024		2540
BL2289330 - Dec 20 2024		2328
BL2281214 - Dec 16 2024		2272
BL2242959 - Nov 11 2024		2548
BL2234210 - Nov 01 2024		2280

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		2,099
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,066 (-1.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,776 (-15.4%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,712 (-18.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,625 (-22.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,523 (+20.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,500 (+19.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,401 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,400 (+14.3%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		2,079 (-0.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,892 (-9.9%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,785 (-15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q6700		1,959 (-6.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,251
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,878
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,835
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,592
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,864
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,471
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,190
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,171
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz		165

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