Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Xeon 5160

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5160 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2803not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.15no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.72no data
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Kentsfield (2007)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$22$266

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5160 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 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache0 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data62 °C
Number of transistorsno data582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5160 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
SocketLGA771775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5160 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5160 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 Xeon 5160 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5160 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5160 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon 5160 has 18.8% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5160 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5160 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) is a desktop one.


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