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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

Processor

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4^*
Thermal design power: 95 W

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Bitcoin MiningOS X / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

4.22^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

0.58^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

24.48^* fps

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

Particle Simulation - 64kOS X / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

13.39^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

0.15^* fps

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

TV-L1 Optical FlowOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

0.33^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700

0.83^* fps

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

Reported score · version unreported · score39,201.71^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4^*
Base clock: 2.67 GHz
CPU reference clock: 266 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.666 GHz^*
Architecture: Core^*
Socket / package: LGA 775
Process node: 65 nm^*
Reported chip die area: 143 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 95 W^*
Transistors: 582 million^*
Hardware threads per core: 1^*

Cache hierarchy

L2^*
Size
8 MB^*
Level
L2^*
Scope
L2 Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 775

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 95 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 50 fields

ifu CPU microarchitecture: 5^*
metal layers Manufacturing process: 8^*
lsfu CPU microarchitecture: 2^*
metal Manufacturing process: copper^*
fpfu CPU microarchitecture: 4^*
model: Q6700^*
date: 2007-04-01^*
clock: 2,667^*
max inst decoded CPU microarchitecture: 5^*
rob size CPU microarchitecture: 96^*
hw nthreadspercore: 1^*
iwindow CPU microarchitecture: 32^*
hw ncores: 4^*
tdp: 105^*
bus width: 64^*
arch int reg CPU microarchitecture: 8,533^*
transistors: 582^*
die size: 286^*
vdd low: 0.85^*
vdd high: 1.5^*
out of order CPU microarchitecture: t^*
integrated mc CPU microarchitecture: f^*
fanout Process gate-delay observation: 2^*
fanout Process gate-delay observation: 1^*
l1i CPU cache configuration: 32^*
name Processor code name: Kentsfield^*
name CPU microarchitecture: Core:Kentsfield^*
name Processor family: Core 2 Quad^*
delay Process gate-delay observation: 6.65^*
delay Process gate-delay observation: 4.25^*
isa CPU microarchitecture: x86-64^*
l1d CPU cache configuration: 32^*
l2 shared CPU cache configuration: 8,192^*
name Manufacturing process: P1264^*
score CoreMark observation: 39,201.71^*
vdd Process gate-delay observation: 1.2^*
vdd Process gate-delay observation: 1.2^*
gate type Process gate-delay observation: inv^*
gate type Process gate-delay observation: inv^*
isa extensions CPU microarchitecture: SSE3^*
l2 shared ncores CPU cache configuration: 2^*
threads CoreMark observation: 4^*
year Manufacturing process: 2005^*
technology Manufacturing process: CMOS^*
thread model CoreMark observation: PThreads^*
date CoreMark observation: 2009-08-31^*
feature size Manufacturing process: 0.065^*
int pipestages CPU microarchitecture: 14^*
channel length Manufacturing process: 0.035^*
max uop issued per cycle CPU microarchitecture: 6^*

Specifications 2 · 32 fields

name: Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
Release Date: Apr 20th, 2007^*
Part#: SLACQ^*
Frequency: 2.666^* GHz
Base Clock: 266^* MHz
Multiplier: 10.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Voltage: 1.34^* V
TDP: 95^* W
Codename: Kentsfield^*
Socket: Intel Socket 775^*
Generation: Core 2 Quad (Kentsfield)^*
Memory Support: DDR1, DDR2, DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 4^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 8 MB (shared)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EIST, Intel 64, EM64T, VT-x, XD-Bit^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Launch Price: $530^*
PCI-Express: Gen 2^*
Process Size: 65^* nm
tCaseMax: 62°C^*
Transistors: 582 million^*
Die Size: 2x 143 mm²^*
Package: FC-LGA6^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 3 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2007-04-20^*
Process Size (nm): 65^* nm
TDP (W): 95^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 143^* mm²
Transistors (million): 582^*
Freq (MHz): 2,666^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 32 fields

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'07^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Sockets Supported

LGA775^*

TCASE

62.2^* °C

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Processing Die Size

286 mm2^*

# of Processing Die Transistors

582 million^*

Product Collection

Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

No^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Processor Number

Q6700^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

No^*

Lithography

65^* nm

# of Cores

4^*

Processor Base Frequency

2.66^* GHz

Cache

8.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: L2 Cache^*
Original declaration: 8 MB L2 Cache^*

Bus Speed

1,066^* MHz

FSB Parity

No^*

TDP

105^* W

VID Voltage Range

0.8500V-1.500V^*

Specifications 5 · 10 fields

microarchitecture

Core^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Core^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

2.66^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

2.66^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

100^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

100^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

* Provisional data

Graphics & compute benchmarks

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Benchmark results

Processing & platform

Cache hierarchy

Compatible sockets

Power specifications

System configuration

Detailed specifications

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