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Intel logo Core2 Quad Q6600
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General information Core2 Quad Q6600 Core i3-560
Launched Q4 2008 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA775 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Kentsfield Clarkdale
Clock 2.4 GHz 27.3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 W 0 % 73 W 30.5 %
Lithography 65 nm 0 % 32 nm 50.8 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 2 × 4 MB
2 × 256 kB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core2 Quad Q6600 Core i3-560
Overall Score 32762 0 % 32071 2.1 %
Future Proof 10 % 50 % 20 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1152 0 % 1058 8.2 %
Single Thread Score 949.1 30 % 1356.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2694.6 MB/s 0 % 2437.4 MB/s 9.5 %
Compressing Data 39 MB/s 0 % 35.2 MB/s 9.9 %
String objects sorting 5247 thousand/s 0 % 4915.6 thousand/s 6.3 %
Prime numbers generation 10.1 millions/s 0 % 9.1 millions/s 9.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 7881 millions/s 0 % 7811 millions/s 0.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3970.6 millions/s 0 % 3865.6 millions/s 2.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Quad Q6600, Core i3-560.

Average frames per second Core2 Quad Q6600 Core i3-560
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 52.5 FPS 50.4 FPS
High settings 83.9 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 104.9 FPS 100.8 FPS
Low settings 131.1 FPS 126.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core2 Quad Q6600 Core i3-560
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.3 FPS 107.1 FPS
High settings 173.3 FPS 171.4 FPS
Medium settings 216.6 FPS 214.2 FPS
Low settings 270.8 FPS 267.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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