Is a Q6600 better than the Pentium E6700?

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So I'm going to buy GTA 5 soon. The minimum requirements for the processor is a Q6600, and I have a Pentium Dual-Core E6700. My motherboard clearly has the correct socket for the Q6600, so I was going to put one of those in. A question though, both are very similar (from what I heard), so how does the Q6600 compare to the E6700 in terms of performance. More cores =/= better performance, correct? Also I'm not sure how my GT 730 compares to the 9800 GT (minimum GPU), but that's not the main topic at hand.
 
Yes it is. 2MB vs 8MB cache will make a difference and depending if GTA 5 uses more than 2 threads the Q6600 will win hands down. Overclock it to around 3.0GHz to make more capable too. As for the GPU I think the GT 730 will win against the 9800GT simply because the 9800GT is waaaay old and there have been numerous architectural improvements since its release.
 
I guess I could put an aftermarket cooler to overclock. Which cooler would you suggest? I've tried to put in a hyper 212 evo, but it was insanely complicated for me to put in for some reason, so I had to sell it to a friend of mine because I couldn't put it in.
 
The Hyper 212 evo currently does not support LGA 775. I don't know if it did before but if it really didn't then that's why you were having a hard time putting it in. What is your budget for the cooler? The most recent ones don't support LGA 775 anymore so I think you're better off with just saving up for a system upgrade in the future. Haswell i3 is miles ahead of the Q6600 too. If you can find a used Cooler Master V8 or anything similar for a good price you can use that until you finally decide to upgrade.
 
I have a Pentium E6700 and I wanted a Q6600 for games that require multiple cores. But I heard they were similar, and was wondering which one will give me more performance overall.
 


Dude the Q6600 is a core 2 quad. It can be overclocked just by raising its FSB. Core 2 quads didnt have the problem of locked frequencies since their FSB can always be adjusted as long as your motherboard supports it.

 
As above, the Q6600 is a quad core CPU with 4 cores and 4 threads, and yes it shares the same architecture as the Core 2 Duo series (E and Q- Q for Quad) 45 nm process. It doesn't guarantee double the performance, but it's a big advantage. Most all new games require 4 cores and 4 threads so that's an advantage over the E series Core 2 Duo even though the frequency isn't as much. Also, more cache is helpful in games as well. You can OC the Core 2 Quads, but you need a good motherboard and a cooler to do it right.
 
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