A four-core Kentsfield desktop processor with two 4 MB L2 caches and a 1066 MHz front-side bus for LGA775 systems.
Cores
4/4
Boost
–
L3
–
Power
105 W
Socket
LGA775
What reviewers say
Both reviews found its four cores useful in threaded media work, with limited benefits in many contemporary games. TechSpot questioned launch value against dual-core alternatives; bit-tech, reviewing after price cuts, praised value and overclocking from its B3 sample. Those different prices and test dates explain the change in recommendation, rather than universal performance leadership.
Kentsfield; four cores and four threads, without Hyper-Threading. Original B3 stepping is the numerical baseline; later G0 retains the model name and core/cache figures. Locked multiplier confirmed by bit-tech’s exact-model review.
Clocks
Published operating frequency 2.40 GHz; 1066 MHz front-side bus. Intel’s 8 January 2007 release explicitly states immediate availability in PCs and the reseller channel. No unpublished boost frequency is supplied.
Cache
Two 4 MB L2 caches, one per dual-core die; total 8 MB. Intel’s datasheet also lists four 32 KB L1 data caches. No L3 figure is supplied.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
No
Graphics
No integrated graphics, confirmed by the exact BX80562Q6600 retail listing; motherboard graphics are a separate component.
Platform
Socket
LGA775
Base power
105 W
Unlocked
No
Cooler in the box
Yes
Memory support
Memory and I/O transactions pass through the front-side bus and chipset, as Intel’s datasheet states; memory types and capacity depend on the motherboard.
Process
65 nm; Kentsfield; LGA775.
Cooler
Boxed BX80562Q6600 listing confirms heatsink and fan. Intel’s datasheet and PCN107463 distinguish original B3 105 W from later G0 95 W; the projected July 2007 conversion date is not treated as an independently verified sale day.
