Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Kentsfield) Processor
"If you're an enthusiast or a performance user, and you don't really want to pay for an Core 2 EXTREME (QX6700 and QX6800), then the Q6600 is definitely worth a look. Affordable Quad Core processing power is now available to everyone."
Posted on May 25, 2007, 12:00 AM UTC by Winston Chim
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| Category | PC Components |
| Compare3D Price | Core 2 Duo Quad Q6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 4x8MB, 1066MHz FSB, LGA775 Socket T) from £149.98 (3 sellers) |
Installation, BIOS and Test Setup
Installation and BIOS
Installation was straight forward. If you've been installing processors fo a while, you shouldn't run into any problems. For the beginner though ... make sure you line up the 2 notches on the processor and LGA socket.
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Test Setup
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Test Setup (Socket-775 LGA)
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| Motherboard | Asus P5K Deluxe (P35) |
| CPU 1 Default |
Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz (8x266) |
| CPU 2 Default | Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz (9x266) |
| Ram | OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 SLI-Ready 2Gb Kit |
| Video Card | ATI Radeon X1950XTX PCIe 512Mb DDR4 |
| SLI/Crossfire Mode | N/A |
| Video Drivers | Catalyst 7.2 |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel chipset drivers from CD |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB (8Mb cache) |
| CD/DVD ROM | Pioneer 111D Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Tower 102 with Twin 80mm fans |
| Sound Card | Onboard Audio AC'97 |
| PSU | FSP Epsilon 700W PSU |
| LAN | Onboard Nvidia Gigabit Ethernet |
| CRT Monitor | 19" Samsung DynaFlat SM997MB |
| LCD Monitor | 19" Samsung 940BF TFT Monitor |
| OS | Windows XP with SP2, DirectX 9.0c |
The BIOS
The BIOS on the Asus P5K Deluxe offered a wide range of options. In our tests we used default/Auto settings. For overclocking, we manually adjusted various BIOS settings including DDR ram timings, FSB, CPU and DDR voltages. (Please see article index: Overclocking)
Procedures
Here's a list of software/games we used for benchmarking. In all the gaming benchmarks we used a resolution of 1024x768 with maximum settings turned on (x4 AA and x16 AF )
- CPU-Z
- Sandra Pro XI
- PC Mark 2005
- 3D Mark 2005
- 3D Mark 2006
- X3 Reunion
- Quake 4
- Far Cry
- Serious Sam 2
- Science Mark 2
Windows XP with service pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c was used as our operating system.
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