Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Pentium E5500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2746	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.95	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Kentsfield (2007)
Release date	18 April 2010 (14 years ago)	23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$266

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	82 mm2	2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	62 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	582 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 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
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 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 E5500 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 E5500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 April 2010	23 July 2007
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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