Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300
- 2.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Quad Q9300
 | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.38 GHz | | Much more l2 cache per core 1.5 MB/core |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.61 GHz |
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Released January, 2010
AMD Phenom II X4 910e
- 2.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 910e
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Higher clock speed 2.6 GHz |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.38 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 3x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2010 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Quad Q9300 vs Phenom II X4 910e
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Quad Q9300 | vs | Phenom II X4 910e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM3 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.44 pt/W | 1.99 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 52.81W | |
details | Core2 Quad Q9300 | vs | Phenom II X4 910e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.85 - 1.25V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 71.4°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.38 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.61 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.38 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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