Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

Place in the ranking	113	2373
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)
Power efficiency	58.26	1.04
Architecture codename	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)	Kentsfield (2007)
Release date	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	5 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	9900 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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.

Socket	FL1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 610M

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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.

Ryzen 9 7940HX 33.86
+2844%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 1.15

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.

Ryzen 9 7940HX 53782
+2857%

Core 2 Quad Q6600 1819

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.86	1.15
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	5 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	105 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 2844.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 90.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 2 Quad Q6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.