Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Vs Core 2 Quad Q8200 - Technical City

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2663	2672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	0.42	0.46
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Kentsfield (2007)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	no data	August 2008 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 143 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	582 million	456 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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	775	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q8200. 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	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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 Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q8200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3