Core 2 Quad Q7600 vs Core i5-6350HQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1704not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency5.63no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date2 January 2016 (8 years ago)31 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$306no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 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 speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1440775
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 January 2016 31 August 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

i5-6350HQ has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6350HQ and Core 2 Quad Q7600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-6350HQ is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q7600 is a desktop one.


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