Xeon Silver 4509Y vs Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateNovember 2007 (17 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$563

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °C84 °C
Number of transistors820 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 configuration12
SocketLGA775FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Silver 4509Y has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.


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