Pentium 4-M 1.40 vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2325not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quadno data
Power efficiency2.53no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)April 2002 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40 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 speed2.26 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB8 KB
L2 cache6 MB (per die)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data55 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40 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 configuration21
SocketPGA478478
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40. 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 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40 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 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Pentium 4-M 1.40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 21 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9100 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4-M 1.40, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.

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