Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4-core LGA775
The 65nm Kentsfield architecture with its 8MB L2 cache and four physical cores made this one of the first accessible quad-core processors for the LGA 775 socket. Its strong overclocking headroom on the 1066 MHz FSB, often reaching 3.0GHz, gave it legendary longevity in budget builds. This processor is best for retro PC enthusiasts restoring a period-correct Windows XP or early Windows 7 gaming system.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong feature (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ai (12th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (15th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (16th percentile)
- Below average single thread (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core 2 Quad |
| Model | Q6600 |
| Codename | Kentsfield |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 65 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 2400 |
| Boost Clock | 3000 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 8 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Max Speed | 1066 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 775 |
| TDP | 105 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | None Integrated Graphics |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud | Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Threads | 4 | 12 | 64 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3000 | 4700 | 3500 | 3400 | 3060 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | - | 16 | 256 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Tdp W | 105 | 65 | 200 | 270 | 95 | - |
| Socket | LGA 775 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AM4 | LGA1366 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | None Integrated Graphics | Radeon graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 11.9 | 69.4 | 36.7 | 64 | 16 | 15.1 | 99.5 | 34.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 8400F Compare | 79.8 | 88.9 | 86.1 | 21.9 | 90.6 | 80.6 | 84.9 | 88.3 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 0 | 97.3 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 0 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud Compare | 25.7 | 20.1 | 64.8 | 0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 65 | 36.1 |
| Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 96.5 | 3.1 |
Price
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