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Intel Core i3-4170 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-4170
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-4170
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-4170
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-4170
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Intel Core2 Quad (19) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 4000 (64) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 (3) |
| Architecture | Haswell S | Kentsfield (Core) |
| Technology | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1150 | LGA 775 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 4x |
| Frequency: | 3.70 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 4400 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.15 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 20 / 160 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2013 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| TDP | 54 W | 105 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i3-4170 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | MMX, SSE2, SSE3 |
| Release date | Q1/2015 | Q1/2007 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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