Core 2 Extreme X7900 vs Core 2 Quad Q9000

Place in the ranking	2462	2707
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Quad	Intel Core 2 Extreme
Power efficiency	2.09	1.50
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 September 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	$851

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm²	143 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	1.1V-1.375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	PGA478	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	44 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900 are enumerated here.

VT-x

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 1.00
+42.9%

Core 2 Extreme X7900 0.70

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 Quad Q9000 1575
+42.7%

Core 2 Extreme X7900 1104

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 274

Core 2 Extreme X7900 387
+41.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 677
+8.3%

Core 2 Extreme X7900 625

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2396

Core 2 Extreme X7900 3022
+26.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 8008
+38.9%

Core 2 Extreme X7900 5764

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2863
+16.9%

Core 2 Extreme X7900 2449

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 20.25
+53.3%

Core 2 Extreme X7900 31.05

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.00	0.70
Recency	1 January 2009	1 September 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	44 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9000 has a 42.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Extreme X7900, on the other hand, has 2.3% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Extreme X7900 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Core 2 Extreme X7900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.