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Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Celeron N3450


Description
The Q6600 is based on Core architecture while the N3450 is based on Goldmont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q6600 gets a score of 30.6 k points while the N3450 gets 39.3 k points.

Summarizing, the N3450 is 1.3 times faster than the Q6600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6fb
506c9
Core
Kentsfield
Apollo Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
1.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
BGA1296
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
95 W
6 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
8192 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
kB
kB
Date
July 2007
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
8.92k points
13.11k points
Mean multithread perf.
30.64k points
39.33k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
Q6600
N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
2.78k
5.95k (x2.14)
Test#2 (FP)
2.49k
3.45k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.37k
1.92k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.29k
1.78k (x1.38)
TOTAL
8.92k
13.11k (x1.47)

Multithread

Q6600

N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
10.9k
21.38k (x1.96)
Test#2 (FP)
9.79k
9.84k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.11k
5.25k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.84k
2.86k (x3.41)
TOTAL
30.64k
39.33k (x1.28)

Performance/W
Q6600
N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
115 points/W
3564 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
103 points/W
1640 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
96 points/W
875 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
9 points/W
477 points/W
TOTAL
323 points/W
6555 points/W

Performance/GHz
Q6600
N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
1157 points/GHz
2706 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1036 points/GHz
1570 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
986 points/GHz
874 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
539 points/GHz
810 points/GHz
TOTAL
3718 points/GHz
5959 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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