Apple M1 Max vs Core 2 Duo T6600

Place in the ranking	2873	524
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	1.35	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	6 January 2009 (15 years ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Apple M1 Max 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	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	10
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.22 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	2.9 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Apple M1 Max 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.

Socket	PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Apple M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Core 2 Duo T6600 0.52

Apple M1 Max 14.43
+2675%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo T6600 793

Apple M1 Max 22077
+2684%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.52	14.43
Recency	6 January 2009	18 October 2021
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2060 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6600 has 5785.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has a 2675% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T6600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T6600 and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.