Xeon 3.06 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2377not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesCore 2 Extremeno data
Power efficiency2.40no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)March 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.07 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB16K
L2 cache12 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2237 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data286 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06 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 configuration22
SocketPGA478604
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt97 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1805
+239%
Xeon 3.06 533

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 97 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 115.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Xeon 3.06. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Extreme QX9300 is a notebook processor while Xeon 3.06 is a server/workstation one.


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