Processor - 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz (1066 MHz) - LGA775 Socket - L2 8 MB (2 x 4 MB (4 MB per Pair of cores)) - OEM

2013 and i just got myself the Q6600, paired with a micro ATX ASRock G41 mobo. gotta say its a sweet little combo. for the people complaining about the price... its worth it. i paid 90 plus shipping for a used one, don't pay more then 140 for one new OR used. unless your still with the 775 socket. mind you even though its an older outdated socket type/CPU it kicks A$$! upgraded my Pentium dual core E2160 running at 2.8Ghz with a windows rating of 6.2 and took it to a 7.1! at the stock clock 2.4Ghz, i currently run it at 2.8Ghz "1333 FSB limits anything higher on MY mobo" CPU mark score of 3255. only cons i can think of offhand is lack of L3 cache. but the 8MB makes up for what it lacks. 105 watts is pretty high but with all the cores loaded, after using Antec diamond formula 7 thermal paste it stays nice n warm around 120-130F with a stock,not so good condition HSF. for the price id say if you don't want to go with the intel i series, i3 etc, stick with this CPU. its on par with my old AMD quad core which was a Athlon II 640 stock at 3Ghz. which got a CPU mark of 3500. with a good board and water cooling, a 3.4Ghz clock on this bad boy will surely crunch out some impressive scores in many aspects!

My Dell Dimension came with an Intel® Core2 Duo Processor E6420 with 4M Cache, running at 2.13 GHz with a 1066 MHz FSB (a 65 nm Conroe chip). According to Dell and various chat rooms, I could upgrade this processor on the stock Dell motherboard and current bios up to a Core2 Quad Q6700 processor. What I found that I could easily afford was the Intel® Core2 Quad Processor Q6600 with 8M Cache, running at 2.40 GHz, with a 1066 MHz FSB (a 65 nm Kentsfield chip). These links are to the Intel product pages for each chip. [...] With my Core2 Duo E6420, my overall PassMark rating (score) averaged 922 over three runs. After the swap for the Quad 6600, my rating averaged 1235 over three runs. Very good improvement! However, my CPU test speed more than doubled after the swap, and my sub-scores dramatically improved for RAM, HD access, and 2D and 3D video scores. Only my CD-ROM test scores did not improve. My Windows Experience Index for my processor and RAM were both at 5.4 with the Duo. With the Quad, both scores jumped up to 7.1! Note - I have Win 7 Home Premium on this computer, with 4 GB DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM (Kingston HyperX), and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 video card. So far, I'm very happy with the Quad 6600, and I expect it to "future proof" my computer for a couple more years.

I needed an upgrade from a Core 2 Duo and I'm very happy I went with this one. There are vendors now selling it for $120, so its pricing is on par with a modern i3. Its performance is, by benchmark, slightly worse than an i3, but one can use the same old 775 motherboard you have and probably keep your old memory. It also have a massive L2 cache (8mb) and 4 cores compared to the smaller l2 (4mb) and 2 cores of the i3. This is an entirely respectable upgrade even now and it should continue to run things rather well for years to come. Everyone seems to love the idea of overclocking it; maybe I'll get to that sometime. Stock, I went from a 5.8 to a 7.1 on the windows 7 experience index; your mileage may vary.

I have been an avid AMD fan for years, but with the aging socket type and no major advances until mid 2016 I moved to an intel chip. I was on a budget, a slim budget and had to make due, so I chose to go with this particular chip. For its age this thing works very well on my Windows 10 build. This one chip sold me on intel for any future build I will ever do. I currently have this setup with 4GB of DDR2 (soon to be 8GB), and PNY 120GB SSD, and an EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 660SC reference card. I cant play all the newest games and have little desire to do so, however I have played the latest Lara Croft game on this setup and have little complaint with it.

made an inexpensive system for a friend. she likes it. this was the cpu. works well. goes head to head with modern systems.

Great Deal on Intel Core 2 Quad with thermal paste. I used this to upgrade my security camera computer which was running a Dual Core processor and 100% CPU usage after adding more cameras. The CPU usage went from 97-100% to 37-57% which will allow my system to run much cooler and more reliable. A great upgrade for an older PC but make sure that your mother board will support the chip before ordering. Well packaged clean did not even look used. Thanks Much

For that kind of money, you can buy a chip that is twice as fast (Intel or AMD) and a new motherboard with support for SATA III hd and USB 3.0. I'm sorry, but that is just way too much for a two (3?) generations old processor.

I decided to upgrade my CPU (from a Core2Duo, 1.86 GHz). Since a Core2Quad is pretty much the fastest CPU that my motherboard (MSI P6N SLI V2) can handle, I decided to go for it. The performance improvement was a lot higher than expected! Windows performance index (for CPU) increased from 4.9 to 7.1! Interestingly, the index for memory also increased (from 5.2 to 7.1) even though I didn't change my RAM modules. If you have older hardware, this upgrade is worth it!

The CPU fit perfectly, I can't believe how well my computer runs. Installed this CPU on a 2005ish Intel motherboard and now the computer runs as if were brand new, thank-you😀.

El producto me llegó dentro del plazo previsto, en perfectas condiciones y cuidadosamente embalado. Al sustituir mi dual core por este Quad core, el ordenador arrancó sin problemas identificando el nuevo procesador. Mi sistema operativo es windows 10 x64 original y despues del cambio al nuevo procesador Windows continua activado sin problemas y el ordenador funciona perfectamente sin conflictos de ninguna clase.. Estoy satisfecho con el producto por este precio razonable.

sostituito il mio vecchio processore intel dual core su socket 775, c'è un effettivo miglioramento delle prestazioni, che risultano più fluide, anche applicazioni grafiche. Ho cambiato però anche il dissipatore perchè la cpu scalda di più della precedente, direi per ora nessun problema, tutto ok

Little bit disappointed but in done what I wanted,

Ich hatte vorher einen C2D und bin auf diesen C2Q umgestiegen um kein Motherboard wechseln zu müssen. Die Spiele laufen wieder flüssig (40 + fps) bei aktuellen Titeln, was vorher nicht der Fall war (Dead by Daylight hatte teilweise nur 16 Fps als Killer, nun sind es im Schnitt 30). Viele beschweren sich über Probleme bei Deus Ex Mankind Divided, ich hatte keine mit dieser CPU, 8 Gig Ram, einer Ati x260 und auf einer SSD installiert. Ich konnte es mit ~45 FPS meistens spielen, an manchen Stellen gab es FPS Einbrüche auf auf unter 30, das lag aber an den Leveln. Alle Einstellungen waren auf hoch oder höher, MSAA war aus. Für das Geld und dem Upgrade bin ich mehr als zufrieden. CPU lässt sich problemlos übertakten, wie der C2D ohne etwas vorher extra ändern zu müssen. Läuft stabil auf 3,2 GHZ wenn man Spiele etc. startet und taktet runter auf 2,4 wenn man diese verlässt. Die Lautstärke ist etwas nervig, das liegt aber am ganzen System bei mir. Mit ein wenig Aufwand, viel FPS aus der Kiste nochmal rausgekitzelt, bis sie durch einen neuen PC ersetzt wird.