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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 vs Intel Core i7-920

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 75 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-920
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 67 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-920
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
387
Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
513
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
1,259
Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
2,085

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At a glance

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
FamilyIntel Core2 Quad (19)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core 2 Quad Q6000 (3)Intel Core i7 900 (7)
ArchitectureKentsfield (Core)Bloomfield
Technology65 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 775LGA 1366
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 2.93 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache8.00 MB1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
MemoryDDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
TDP105 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700Intel Core i7-920
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 dateQ3/2007Q4/2008
Release price305 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
Intel Core i7-920
Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 - 2.93 GHz

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