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Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 based on its performance.
See full details | Intel Xeon E3120 vs Core2 Quad Q9650 |
![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Slightly higher clock speed 3.16 GHz |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.42 GHz | ![]() | Better performance per dollar 0.48 pt/$ |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 12 MB | ![]() | Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,792 |
![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes | ![]() | More cores 4 |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
5.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Slightly higher clock speed | 3.16 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.42 GHz | vs | 4.15 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better performance per dollar | 0.48 pt/$ | vs | 0.41 pt/$ | More than 15% better performance per dollar | |||
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 | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 12 MB | vs | 6 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,792 | vs | 2,995 | Around 95% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.25 GHz | vs | 3.17 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Xeon E3120 | vs | Core2 Quad Q9650 |
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Clock speed | 3.16 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.39 pt/W | 1.47 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 77.19W |
details | Xeon E3120 | vs | Core2 Quad Q9650 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 410,000,000 | 820,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 9 | 9 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 71.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.42 GHz | 4.15 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.17 GHz | 4.25 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.42 GHz | 4.15 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 | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 1,333 MHz |
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