Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Celeron D 346

Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.25
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release dateOctober 2004 (20 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache16 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB6 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size109 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors125 million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketPLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-+

Security technologies

Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 346 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron D 346 has 13.1% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9300, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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