EPYC 7413 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.06
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data16.62
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date23 July 2007 (17 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266$1,825

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.65 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data26.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm+
Die size2x 143 mm24x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)62 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413 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 configuration12
Socket775SP3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2007 15 March 2021
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 180 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) has 89.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7413, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and EPYC 7413. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) is a desktop processor while EPYC 7413 is a server/workstation one.


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