Core i5-13600KF vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.19
Core i5-13600KF
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
24.71
+1976%

Core i5-13600KF outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a whopping 1976% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2367207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.50
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency1.0312.45
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF 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 Core i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core i5-13600KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i5-13600KF 24.71
+1976%

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 1818
i5-13600KF 37812
+1980%

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
i5-13600KF 2786
+936%

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
i5-13600KF 15728
+1951%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 24.71
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 19% lower power consumption.

i5-13600KF, on the other hand, has a 1976.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

The Core i5-13600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.


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