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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Intel Core i3-560

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 68 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-560
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 99 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-560
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
344
Intel Core i3-560
2C / 4T · 3.33 GHz
510
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
1,139
Intel Core i3-560
2C / 4T · 3.33 GHz
1,252

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At a glance

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core i3-560
FamilyIntel Core2 Quad (19)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core 2 Quad Q6000 (3)Intel Core i3 500 (4)
ArchitectureKentsfield (Core)Clarkdale
Technology65 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 775LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core i3-560
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 2.40 GHz 3.33 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache8.00 MB0.50 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core i3-560
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Westmere)
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.73 GHz
CUs / Shader / 12 / 24
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2010

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core i3-560
MemoryDDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core i3-560
TDP105 W73 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core i3-560
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsMMX, SSE2, SSE3SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2007Q3/2010
Release price117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-560
Intel Core i3-560
2C / 4T · 3.33 GHz

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