Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking705not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.98no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency8.77no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)23 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$266

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB8 MB (shared)
L3 cache35 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die size306.18 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data62 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011775
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

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 E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 23 July 2007
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has an age advantage of 8 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W), on the other hand, has 26.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) is a desktop one.


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