Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Xeon E5345

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5345
2006
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.20
+2.6%
Core 2 Quad Q6600
4 cores / 4 threads, 105 Watt
1.17

Xeon E5345 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5345 and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23532373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore 2 Quad (Desktop)
Power efficiency1.391.03
Architecture codenameClovertown (2006−2007)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date14 November 2006 (18 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5345 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.33 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache4 MB (per die)no data
L3 cache8 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 143 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage range1V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5345 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2no data
SocketLGA771,PLGA771no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5345 and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 E5345 and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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 E5345 and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5345 and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

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.

Xeon E5345 1.20
+2.6%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 1.17

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.

Xeon E5345 1868
+2.7%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 1819

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5345 319
+19%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 268

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5345 1054
+38%
Core 2 Quad Q6600 764

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 1.17
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5345 has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 31.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5345 and Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Be aware that Xeon E5345 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop one.


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