Core 2 Duo T5900 vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2322not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 QuadIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.53no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.26 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache6 MB (per die)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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 configuration2no data
SocketPGA478Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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 Quad Q9100 1915
+194%
Core 2 Duo T5900 652

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 Q9100 2905
+36.8%
Core 2 Duo T5900 2123

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 Q9100 10081
+152%
Core 2 Duo T5900 3997

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 Q9100 3310
+77.6%
Core 2 Duo T5900 1864

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9100 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5900, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Core 2 Duo T5900. We've got no test results to judge.


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