Information about the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

• Name
  Intel Core2 Duo E6600
• Family
  Intel Core2 Duo
• CPU group
  Intel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Intel Core2 Duo E6600: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  2 / 2
• Core architecture
  normal
• Cores
  2x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No
• Overclocking
  Yes
• Frequency
  2.40 GHz

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Intel Core2 Duo E6600 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo

List of video codecs supported by the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No
• h264
  No
• VP8
  No
• VP9
  No
• AV1
  No
• AVC
  No
• VC-1
  No
• JPEG
  No

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Intel Core2 Duo E6600. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel)
• ECC
  No
• AES-NI
  No

Let's find out what TDP has the Intel Core2 Duo E6600? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Intel Core2 Duo E6600 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  65 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic
• Socket
  LGA 775
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Conroe (Core)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
• Release date
  Q3/2006