Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs Celeron G1620

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2479not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.70no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date3 December 2012 (12 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$208no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1333 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size94 mm22x 82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C76 °C
Number of transistorsno data456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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
SocketFCLGA1155LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 December 2012 18 January 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G1620 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9400s, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron G1620 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. We've got no test results to judge.


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