Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Pentium D 945

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163$266

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)8 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °C62 °C
Number of transistors376 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775,PLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 945 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2006 23 July 2007
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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