Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs Celeron J3060

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2978not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency6.78no data
Architecture codenameAirmont (2016)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J3060 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 speed1.6 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB6 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistorsno data456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3060 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3060 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports5no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2016 18 January 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron J3060 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

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

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