Intel Core i3-6006U vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Mobile Desktop
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  6 2
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 6000U Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000
• Predecessor
  -- No
• Successor
  -- No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.66 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Intel Core i3-6006U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866 DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-6006U and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 95 W
• TDP up
  -- No
• TDP (PL2)
  -- No
• TDP down
  -- No
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 90 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-6006U and Intel Core i3-6006U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
• L2-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB No
• Architecture
  Skylake U Yorkfield
• Technology
  14 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1356 LGA 775
• Release date
  Q4/2016 Q2/2009