Phenom II X4 940 BE vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2369not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.03no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$275

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE 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 dataAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 19% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 940 BE, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.


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