INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor Review

**Capper** · January 22nd, 2007

AMD processors have been the looking-like-he-just-walked-in from-a-party type of guy. If you want to know the after-hours party joints, turn to AMD. You need tickets? AMD. You want to have fun in the office and need new life breathed into your projects? AMD is the creative, fun-loving, go-to chip for all things that require out-side the box thinking. To keep the analogy going (we'll quit in a just a minute, promise!) AMD has been the guy you want to hang out and pick up dates with!
Has Intel finally found his party clothes and a snazzy new hair cut? You betcha!

INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor Review

Jokerswild · January 22nd, 2007

Great job!!!!! Everything you would want to know about a processor was well covered.

Quakindude · January 22nd, 2007

Thanks goes to Rich and probably Paul for editing and clarification on some of this review. This review was definitely a team effort!

As an update, this E6600 CPU has now been running at 3.375Ghz for well over a month. Stable as a rock, loaded temps being just 46 degrees C with an ambient temp of 72 degrees F, this CPU surpasses all others at this price point in performance, over clocking and stability. The E6300/6400 crowd have their bragging rights, that's for sure, but the E6600 with it's 4MB cache, overclocked to 3.375Ghz simply outperforms the overclocked 6300/6400's even though they are actually getting higher overclocks out of their processors.

At this point, I see no reason to go with an E6700 CPU. This E6600, overclocked, performs above a stock clocked Extreme CPU. The Extreme versions enjoy their overclocks though, so if you have the $900+ dollars to spend on an extreme version, have at it. For me, I'll stick with this E6600 for some time to come.

RangerXLT8 · January 22nd, 2007

Core 2 DuoTechnology > all

Sumgai · January 23rd, 2007

This review really hammered it home for me: This will be my next CPU, no two ways about it. Until the cash situation allows, I'll just sit over here in the single-core AMD corner and be jealous of the Core 2 crowd. Awesome review, I don't think there was a single thing left out.

**Capper** · January 24th, 2007

I've been using this processor the last couple of months as well, and its far and away the best processor out there....when you look at price and performance.
Let other people waste money on the Extreme Edition or Quad Core, the E6600 is plenty of chip for the next year or so.

January 22nd, 2007	#1
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor Review AMD processors have been the looking-like-he-just-walked-in from-a-party type of guy. If you want to know the after-hours party joints, turn to AMD. You need tickets? AMD. You want to have fun in the office and need new life breathed into your projects? AMD is the creative, fun-loving, go-to chip for all things that require out-side the box thinking. To keep the analogy going (we'll quit in a just a minute, promise!) AMD has been the guy you want to hang out and pick up dates with! Has Intel finally found his party clothes and a snazzy new hair cut? You betcha! INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor Review INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

January 22nd, 2007	#2
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,061	Re: INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor Review Great job!!!!! Everything you would want to know about a processor was well covered.

January 22nd, 2007	#3
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,739 Blog Entries: 7	Re: INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor Review Thanks goes to Rich and probably Paul for editing and clarification on some of this review. This review was definitely a team effort! As an update, this E6600 CPU has now been running at 3.375Ghz for well over a month. Stable as a rock, loaded temps being just 46 degrees C with an ambient temp of 72 degrees F, this CPU surpasses all others at this price point in performance, over clocking and stability. The E6300/6400 crowd have their bragging rights, that's for sure, but the E6600 with it's 4MB cache, overclocked to 3.375Ghz simply outperforms the overclocked 6300/6400's even though they are actually getting higher overclocks out of their processors. At this point, I see no reason to go with an E6700 CPU. This E6600, overclocked, performs above a stock clocked Extreme CPU. The Extreme versions enjoy their overclocks though, so if you have the $900+ dollars to spend on an extreme version, have at it. For me, I'll stick with this E6600 for some time to come. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

January 22nd, 2007	#4
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 945	Re: INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor Review Core 2 DuoTechnology > all Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x1gb OCZ3-1333@1380MHZ Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

January 23rd, 2007	#5
Sumgai Overclocker In Training Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 283	Re: INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor Review This review really hammered it home for me: This will be my next CPU, no two ways about it. Until the cash situation allows, I'll just sit over here in the single-core AMD corner and be jealous of the Core 2 crowd. Awesome review, I don't think there was a single thing left out. Current Machine: Intel E2220 Gigabyte P35-DS3L AC Freezer 7 Pro 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 EVGA 8800GT 512MB X-Fi Extreme Gamer Seagate 250GB SATA WD Raptor 74GB SATA Samsung S203B DVD+R Silverstone SF60 Modular 600w Antec Nine Hundred Acer 2216Wbd 22" LCD

January 24th, 2007	#6
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Re: INTEL Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor Review I've been using this processor the last couple of months as well, and its far and away the best processor out there....when you look at price and performance. Let other people waste money on the Extreme Edition or Quad Core, the E6600 is plenty of chip for the next year or so. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

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