Xeon 6980P vs Core 2 Quad Q9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2308not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.24no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P 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)128
Threads4256
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C80 °C
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P 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
SocketLGA7757529
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P 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 Q9300 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 128
Threads 4 256
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 500 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9300 has 426.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9300 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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