Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Celeron 1007U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2850not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.95no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date20 January 2013 (11 years ago)23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86$266

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMIno data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB8 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size118 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C62 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1023775
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 January 2013 23 July 2007
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron 1007U has an age advantage of 5 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 1007U and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 1007U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) is a desktop one.


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