Intel Core i5-7600K vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Core i5-7600K vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-7600K is faster than the Core 2 Quad Q6600. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-7600K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q6600. A Core i5-7600K CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core 2 Quad Q6600 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-7600K

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-7600K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.