Core 2 Extreme X6800: specs and benchmarks

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Core 2 Extreme X6800
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 75 Watt
0.69

Core 2 Extreme X6800 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.69% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

This is a Conroe architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2930 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 775 processor with a TDP of 75 Watt and a maximum temperature of 60 °C. It supports DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2727
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Extreme (Desktop)
Power efficiency0.87of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)
Release dateno data

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Boost clock speed2.93 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate1066 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache0 KBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography65 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)60 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
Number of transistors291 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket775
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Extreme X6800. Overall benchmark performance 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 Extreme X6800 0.69

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 Extreme X6800 1095

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Extreme X6800 3000

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Extreme X6800 5700

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Extreme X6800 2568

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core 2 Extreme X6800's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Core 2 Extreme X6800 100
A4-3400 98.55

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Extreme X6800 is A4-3400, which is slower by 1% and lower by 8 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Extreme X6800:

Core 2 Extreme X6800 100

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Recommended GPUs

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