AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 3400G performs better 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 but the Ryzen 5 3400G has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 5 3400G has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core 2 Quad Q6600. A Ryzen 5 3400G CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q6600 has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 3400G

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3400G has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.