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

Summary

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

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

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.

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.

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Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

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Productivity

No clear winner declared

Features

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

Architecture

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100
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 i3-2100
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 i3-2100
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 i3-2100
Socket	Intel Socket 775	vs	Intel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp	unknown	vs	unknown
Package	FC-LGA6	vs	FC-LGA10
Die Size	162mm²	vs	131mm²
Process	65 nm	vs	32 nm

Performance

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)		Intel Core i3-2100
Cpu Frequency	2400 MHz	vs	3100 MHz
Turbo Clock	none	vs	none
Base Clock	266 MHz	vs	100 MHz
Voltage	1. 34 V	vs	unknown
TDP	95 W	vs	65 W

Points — higher is better

Points — higher is better

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 — Minecraft with GTS 450 Benchmarks 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K Comparison

GTS 450 with

Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz

Minecraft

GTS 450 with

Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz

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i3-540
Core2 Quad Q8200

Multi-Thread Performance

2687 Pts

2814 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

1224 Pts

990 Pts

Minecraft

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 in Minecraft using GTS 450 — CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i3-540
Core2 Quad Q8200

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Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	55. 7 FPS
1080p	58.7 FPS
1440p	25.7 FPS
1440p	27.1 FPS
2160p	12.9 FPS
2160p	13.5 FPS
w1440p	20.6 FPS
w1440p	21.7 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	95.9 FPS
1080p	100.3 FPS
1440p	49.2 FPS
1440p	51.5 FPS
2160p	26.9 FPS
2160p	28.0 FPS
w1440p	40.6 FPS
w1440p	42.5 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	136. 1 FPS
1080p	141.9 FPS
1440p	72.7 FPS
1440p	76.0 FPS
2160p	41.0 FPS
2160p	42.6 FPS
w1440p	60.6 FPS
w1440p	63.3 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	216.5 FPS
1080p	225.1 FPS
1440p	119.8 FPS
1440p	124.9 FPS
2160p	69.0 FPS
2160p	71.6 FPS
w1440p	100.6 FPS
w1440p	104.8 FPS

i3-540

• The i3-540 has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
• For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU’s with higher core count and lower core speed.
• The i3-540 is more power efficient and generates less heat.
• The i3-540 has a smaller process size. The faster a transistor can toggle on and off, the faster it can do work. And transistors that turn on and off with less energy are more efficient, reducing the operating power, or “dynamic power consumption,” required by a processor.

Core2 Quad Q8200

• The Core2 Quad Q8200 has more cores. The benefit of having more cores is that the system can handle more threads. Each core can handle a separate stream of data. This architecture greatly increases the performance of a system that is running concurrent applications.

Compare i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 specifications

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 Architecture

	i3-540	Core2 Quad Q8200
Codename	Clarkdale	Yorkfield
Generation	Core i3 (Clarkdale)	Core 2 Quad (Yorkfield)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Part#	SLBX7SLBLR	SLB5MSLG9S
Production Status	End-of-life	End-of-life
Released	Jan 2010	Aug 2008

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 Cache

	i3-540	Core2 Quad Q8200
Cache L1	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
Cache L2	256K (per core)	4MB (shared)

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 Cores

	i3-540	Core2 Quad Q8200
# of Cores	2	4
# of Threads	4	4
Integrated Graphics	Intel HD	N/A
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 Features

	i3-540	Core2 Quad Q8200
	MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4. 1 SSE4.2 Intel 64 HTT VT-x XD-Bit	MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4.1 EIST Intel 64 iAMT2

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 Performance

	i3-540	Core2 Quad Q8200
Base Clock	133 MHz	333 MHz
Frequency	3.066 GHz	2.333 GHz
Multiplier	23.0x	7.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	No	No
TDP	73 W	95 W
Turbo Clock	N/A	N/A
Voltage	1.4 V	1.11 V

i3-540 vs Core2 Quad Q8200 Physical

	i3-540	Core2 Quad Q8200
Die Size	81 mm²	2x 82 mm²
Foundry	Intel	Intel
Package	FC-LGA10	FC-LGA6
Process Size	32 nm	45 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1156	Intel Socket 775
Transistors	382 million	456 million
tCaseMax	unknown	71°C

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Comparison of Intel Core i3-2100 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2100 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 processors by all known characteristics in the categories: General Information, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphical Interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security and Reliability, Technologies, Virtualization.
Analysis of processor performance by benchmarks: PassMark — Single thread mark, PassMark — CPU mark, Geekbench 4 — Single Core, Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike — Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
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Intel Core i3-2100

versus

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Benefits

Reasons to choose Intel Core i3-2100

• Newer processor, release date difference 2 year(s) 6 month(s) 9019

frequency: 3.1 GHz vs 3 GHz

• Newer manufacturing process of the processor allows it to be more powerful, but with lower power consumption: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• About 46% less power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• About 10% more performance in PassMark — Single thread mark benchmark: 1420 vs 1294
• About 23% more performance in Geekbench 4 — Single Core benchmark: 544 vs 444
• 3. 5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.043 vs 0.587
• About 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) more: 34.598 vs 30.945
• About 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.227 vs 0.162

nine0041 32 nm vs 45 nm

Release date	February 2011 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Process
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
PassMark — Single thread mark	1420 vs 1294
Geekbench 4 — Single Core	544 vs 444
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.043 vs 0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	34.598 vs 30.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.227 vs 0.162

Reasons to choose Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

• 2 more cores, the ability to run more applications simultaneously: 4 vs 2
• About 3% more maximum core temperature: 71.4°C vs 69.1°C
• L1 cache in 2 times more, means more data can be stored in it for quick access
• L2 cache is 12 times more, which means more data can be stored in it for quick access
• Performance in the PassMark — CPU mark benchmark is about 33% more: 2439vs 1833
• About 16% more performance in Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core benchmark: 1400 vs 1208
• About 25% more performance in CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.175 vs 0.938
• Performance in the benchmark CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) about 93% more: 4.276 vs 2.215

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nine0041 4.276 vs 2.215

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C vs 69.1°C
Level 1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Level 2 cache	6144 KB (per die) vs 256 KB (per core)
PassMark — CPU mark	2439 vs 1833
Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core	1400 vs 1208
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.175 vs 0.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

Benchmark comparison

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2100
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

PassMark — Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	nine0042
PassMark — CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2
Geekbench 4 — Single Core	nine0038
CPU 1
CPU 2

Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

nine0042
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

34.598

30.945

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

nine0042

nine0041 1833

nine0041 0

nine0045

nine0041 2.215

Name	Intel Core i3-2100	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
PassMark — Single thread mark	1420	1294
PassMark — CPU mark	2439
Geekbench 4 — Single Core	544	444
Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core	1208	1400
3DMark Fire Strike — Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.043	0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	34.598	30.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.227	0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.938	1.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.276

Performance comparison

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nine0041 Desktop

nine0041 1333 MHz FSB

nine0041 69. 1°C

nine0041 4

nine0041 2

nine0041 DDR3 1066/1333

nine0041 1. 10 GHz

nine0041

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nine0045

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	Intel Core i3-2100	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Architecture name	Sandy Bridge	Yorkfield
Issue date	February 2011	August 2008
Price at first issue date	$73
Place in the ranking	2296	2410
Price now	$59. 99	$54.49
Processor Number	i3-2100	Q9650
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Price/performance ratio (0-100)	18.10	22.69
Applicability	Desktop
Support 64 bit
Base frequency	3. 10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed ​​	5 GT/s DMI
Crystal area	131mm	214 mm2
Level 1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
Level 2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB (per die)
Level 3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Process	32 nm	45nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads
Number of transistors	504 million	820 million
Permissible core voltage		0.8500V-1.3625V
Maximum number of memory channels
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32GB
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency
Maximum GPU clock	1.1GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Integrated graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Maximum number of monitors supported	2
WiDi support
Low Halogen Options Available
Maximum number of processors in configuration	1	1
Package Size	37. 5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Supported sockets	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Number of PCI Express lanes	16
Revision PCI Express	2.0
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)		nine0045
Idle States
Extended instructions	Intel® SSE4. 1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access		nine0045
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Parity FSB
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Comparison of Intel Core i3-3220T and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-3220T and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors by all known characteristics in the categories: General information, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphical interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security and reliability, Technology, Virtualization.
Analysis of processor performance by benchmarks: PassMark — Single thread mark, PassMark — CPU mark, Geekbench 4 — Single Core, Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike — Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
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Intel Core i3-3220T

versus

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Benefits

Reasons to choose Intel Core i3-3220T

• Newer processor, release date difference Approximately 5 year(s) 9019 9019 80 month20 % more clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• Newer manufacturing process of the processor allows it to be more powerful, but with lower power consumption: 22 nm vs 65 nm
• 3x less power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt
• About 57% more performance in Geekbench 4 — Single Core benchmark: 517 vs 330
• About 13% more performance in Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core benchmark: 1156 vs 1019

nine0041 2. 8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Issue date	September 2012 vs January 2007
Maximum frequency
Process	22 nm vs 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt
Geekbench 4 — Single Core	517 vs 330
Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core	1156 vs 1019

Reasons to choose Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

• 2 more cores, the ability to run more applications at the same time: 4 vs 2 for quick access
• L2 cache is 16 times larger, which means more data can be stored in it for quick access

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Level 1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Level 2 cache	8192 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Benchmark comparison

nine0171 CPU 1: Intel Core i3-3220T
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Geekbench 4 — Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2
Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2

Name	Intel Core i3-3220T	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
PassMark — Single thread mark	1485
PassMark — CPU mark	1931
Geekbench 4 — Single Core	517	330
Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core	1156	1019
3DMark Fire Strike — Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s)	nine0041 0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.829

Performance comparison

nine0041 Q6600

nine0041 10.89

nine0041 64 KB (per core)

nine0041 22 nm

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nine0041 25. 6 GB/s

nine0041 0x152

nine0041 1.05 GHz

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nine0041 3

nine0041 1

nine0041 35 Watt

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	Intel Core i3-3220T	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Architecture name	Ivy Bridge	Kentsfield
Production date	September 2012	January 2007
Price at first issue date	$201
Place in the ranking	1663	2696
Price now	$99. 99
Processor Number	i3-3220T
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Price/performance ratio (0-100)
Applicability	Desktop	Desktop
Support 64 bit
Base frequency	2. 80 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed ​​	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Crystal area	94mm	286 mm2
Level 1 cache	256KB
Level 2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8192KB
Level 3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Process	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	65. 0°C	B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Number of transistors	582 million
Permissible core voltage		0.8500V-1.500V
Maximum number of memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth
Maximum memory size	32GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Device ID
Graphics base frequency	650MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Maximum GPU clock
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Integrated graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Maximum number of monitors supported
WiDi support
Low Halogen Options Available
Maximum number of processors in configuration	1
Package Size	37. 5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Supported sockets	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1×16, 2×8, 1×8 & 2×4
Anti-Theft Technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection Technology
Intel® Secure Key Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Extended instructions	Intel® SSE4.