Celeron G3900T vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.19
Celeron G3900T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.32
+10.9%

Celeron G3900T outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23702279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency1.033.44
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.57 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Celeron G3900T.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 1.19
Celeron G3900T 1.32
+10.9%

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
Celeron G3900T 2020
+11.1%

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 269
Celeron G3900T 554
+106%

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 767
Celeron G3900T 986
+28.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 1.32
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G3900T, on the other hand, has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G3900T 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 Celeron G3900T is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Celeron G3900T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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