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IntelBX80562Q6600
▲ 899,422 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.1GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

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▲ 564,579 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.4GHz, Core.
Release date: Q1 2007.

Effective Speed 
+122%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 130,609 user samples
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70,951 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 135th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
59,658 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 50% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 50%
SPEED RANK: 1031st / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		92.2 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+122% 		41.6 %
Average Score 
+355%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.5 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+39% 		65.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		137 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+358% 		29.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+347% 		59.9 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		505 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+376% 		106 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		825 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+657% 		109 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+281%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+26% 		76.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		149 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+283% 		38.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		296 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+282% 		77.4 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		569 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+287% 		147 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		918 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+524% 		147 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+983%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.39 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,800% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		112 % Hugely better value.
+102% 		55.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		89 % Much more popular.
+59% 		56 %
Price
Price (score) 		$139 $100 Cheaper.
+28%
Nice To Haves 
+231%
Age
Newest 		49 Months Much more recent.
+77% 		209 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 105 Watts More energy efficient.
+16%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+78% 		65 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4.1 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+71% 		2.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.8 GHz Hugely faster turbo frequency.
+100% 		2.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1154 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+680% 		148 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1041 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+838% 		111 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Comet Lake Core
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1200 LGA775
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'20 Q1'07
Cache
Cache 		12 MB Intel® Smart Cache 8 MB L2
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 65 nm
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s 1066 MHz FSB
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 92.2%
Average Bench 41.6%
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The Core2 Quad Q6600 is over 7 years old which is a lot of processor lifetimes! This particular model has been included in the group test simply as a reference because of its exceptional popularity back when it was at the forefront of technological advance. The Q6600's four physical cores demonstrate exceptional overclocking capacity and often achieve in excess of 40% performance increases. Modern Quad core processors offer nearly three times more performance on both single and multi-core workloads. There have also been lots of non-processing related improvements in the platform over the last 7 years which include SATA 600 MB/s, USB 3.0 PCIe and more. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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