Athlon PRO 300U vs Core 2 Quad Q6600
Aggregate performance score
Athlon PRO 300U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2384 | 1739 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 1.03 | 16.13 |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | Raven Ridge 2 (2019) |
| Release date | no data | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 2x 143 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 582 million | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.15 | 2.57 |
| Recency | no data | 8 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 100% more physical cores.
Athlon PRO 300U, on the other hand, has a 123.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2019 years, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
The Athlon PRO 300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Athlon PRO 300U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Athlon PRO 300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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