Intel Core2 Duo E6600 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2022-04-07

The Intel Core2 Duo E6600 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Core2 Duo series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 775 socket and was released in Q3/2006.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core2 Duo E6600. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core2 Duo E6600.
Name:	Intel Core2 Duo E6600
Family:	Intel Core2 Duo
CPU group:	Intel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core2 Duo E6600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type:	DDR2-1066 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:
AES-NI:	No

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	65 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 775
L2-Cache:	4.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
Architecture:	Conroe (Core)
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Release date:	Q3/2006
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	337
	Intel Pentium 2117U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	331
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	327
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	314
	AMD Athlon II X4 610e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	314
	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	301
	AMD Athlon II X4 600e 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	288

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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron N4500 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	723
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	645
	Intel Pentium 2117U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	612
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	579
	AMD Athlon II X2 270u 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	531
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	478
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	440

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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7350B 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	132
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	130
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	130
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	128
	AMD Athlon II X4 610e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	125
	AMD A4-3400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	125
	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	120

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A6-6400K 2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz	252
	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	249
	AMD A4-3400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	245
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	241
	Intel Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	239
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	230
	Intel Celeron 2957U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	205

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	303
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	303
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	303
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	302
	HiSilicon Kirin 710A 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	302
	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	301
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz	299

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 270u 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	529
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	528
	MediaTek Helio A20 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	522
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	513
	MediaTek Helio A25 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	509
	MediaTek MT6750N 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	508
	MediaTek MT6750 8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz	508

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Atom S1260 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	916
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	909
	Intel Pentium E5300 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	904
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	901
	AMD E1-2500 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	888
	AMD E1-6010 2C 2T @ 1.35 GHz	885
	Intel Celeron N2806 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	880

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	405
	Intel Celeron E3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	404
	Intel Pentium E5200 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	400
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	392
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	390
	Intel Celeron 4205U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	389
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	389

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7800 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	61
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	61
	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	61
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	60
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	60
	AMD Athlon II X4 610e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	58
	Intel Core i5-4302Y 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	58

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	116
	Intel Pentium 2117U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	115
	Intel Core i3-4010Y 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	114
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	113
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	113
	AMD A6-9220 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	112
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	111

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A6-3620 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1196
	Intel Celeron J3455 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1187
	AMD A8-3530MX 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1183
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1177
	AMD A4-3305M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1175
	AMD A8-3550MX 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1165
	Intel Atom C2750 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1147

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron 2955U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	2285
	Intel Celeron 2957U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	2285
	Intel Celeron 1037U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	2200
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	2188
	Intel Atom Z3735F 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	2183
	Intel Celeron N2910 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	2180
	Intel Celeron J3355E 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	2175

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-4010U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	0.68
	Intel Core i3-4100U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	0.68
	AMD A8-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0.67
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0.67
	Intel Celeron 1007U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0.66
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	0.65
	AMD A6-4455M 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0.62

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	1.35
	Intel Core i3-4010Y 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	1.32
	AMD A4-4000 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1.31
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1.3
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1.26
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1.26
	AMD A8-4555M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1.23

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Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
473 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
448 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
633 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
580 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,664 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,651 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
1,422 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
719 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,101 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,096 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries

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