A10-8700P vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Place in the ranking	2373	2196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	1.03	3.82
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P 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	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P 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	no data	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and A10-8700P.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

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 Quad Q6600 1.17

A10-8700P 1.44
+23.1%

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 Quad Q6600 1819

A10-8700P 2245
+23.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 268

A10-8700P 506
+88.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 764

A10-8700P 1129
+47.8%

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 Quad Q6600 2460
+5.4%

A10-8700P 2334

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 Quad Q6600 8800
+37.6%

A10-8700P 6394

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 Quad Q6600 3547
+19.1%

A10-8700P 2978