Xeon Gold 6262V vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.15
Xeon Gold 6262V
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 135 Watt
1.99
+73%

Xeon Gold 6262V outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23731922
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.60
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency1.041.40
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data19
L1 cacheno data1.5 MB
L2 cacheno data24 MB
L3 cacheno data33 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data91 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V 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 data4 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V 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 Xeon Gold 6262V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 1.15
Xeon Gold 6262V 1.99
+73%

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
Xeon Gold 6262V 3155
+73.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.15 1.99
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 135 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q6600 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6262V, on the other hand, has a 73% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6262V 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 Xeon Gold 6262V is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Xeon Gold 6262V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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