Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) vs Intel Core i3-2100T

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
Intel Socket 775DESKTOP
2400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2007

Intel Core i3-2100T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2500 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100T

60 watts lower power draw.

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W).

Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)			Intel Core i3-2100T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
HTT
EIST
Intel 64
iAMT2
VT-x
TXT

Architecture

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100T
Architecture	Intel_Core	vs	Intel_SandyBridge
Market	Desktop	vs	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	vs	DDR3
Codename	Kentsfield	vs	Sandy Bridge
Release Date	Jul 2007	vs	Feb 2011

Cores

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100T
Cores	4	vs	2
Threads	4	vs	4
SMPs	1	vs	1
Integrated Graphics	No	vs	Intel HD 2000

Cache

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100T
L1 Cache	256 KB	vs	64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache	8192 KB	vs	256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache	0 KB	vs	3072 KB (shared)

Physical

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100T
Socket	Intel Socket 775	vs	Intel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp	unknown	vs	unknown
Package	FC-LGA6	vs	FC-LGA10
Die Size	162mmÂ²	vs	131mmÂ²
Process	65 nm	vs	32 nm

Performance

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100T
Cpu Frequency	2400 MHz	vs	2500 MHz
Turbo Clock	none	vs	none
Base Clock	266 MHz	vs	100 MHz
Voltage	1.34 V	vs	unknown
TDP	95 W	vs	35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
1560 points
Intel Core i3-2100T
2500 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
6240 points
Intel Core i3-2100T
6000 points