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IntelBX80562Q6600
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2 Cores, @3.16 GHz, Wolfdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 564,561 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 78,499 user samples
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18,841 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 48% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 1013th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
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: 1017th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		41.9 % +1% 41.6 %
Average Score 
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		69.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6% 		65.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		45.2 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+51% 		29.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		83.3 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+39% 		59.9 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		85.2 Pts 106 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+24%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		87.5 Pts 109 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+25%
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80 Pts +5% 76.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		51.2 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+32% 		38.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		101 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+30% 		77.4 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		101 Pts 147 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+46%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		101 Pts 147 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+46%
Value & Sentiment 
+79%
Market Share
Based on 67,714,166 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money 		54 % 55.1 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 56 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$110 $100 Slightly cheaper.
+9%
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months Much more recent.
+40% 		207 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		102 Pts 148 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+45%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		86.8 Pts 111 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+28%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'08 Q1'07
Cache
Cache 		6 MB L2 8 MB L2
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 65 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range 		0.8500V-1.3625V 0.8500V-1.500V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$200.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		1333 MHz FSB 1066 MHz FSB
Processing Die Size
Processing Die Size 		107 mm2 286 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors
# of Processing Die Transistors 		410 million 582 million
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 41.9%
Average Bench 41.6%
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Beast processor during its time, when single core performance was king, but also software support, starting with Windows itself, was a major factor, it's crazy because all the benches at the time showed the e8500 beating the Phenom II 965 in gaming( the reason I was building a system) at the time, especially when it came to OC. Crazy what the benches are now, if you have Phenom II now with a mobo that works it may be useful (but they aren't very power efficient) but I burnt my mobo out overclocking so the point of what either processor could do 5 much less 10 years later is pretty moot. [Feb '21 qnytech1]

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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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