Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Athlon 5370

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2250	2270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	1.77
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Kentsfield (2007)
Release date	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)	no data
Current price	$599	$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 8750% better value for money than Athlon 5370.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	-	no data
PowerGating	-	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	-	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	no data
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5370 and Core 2 Quad Q6600.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 5370 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.21	1.17
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	105 Watt

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