Pentium G4560 vs Core 2 Quad Q9400

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9400
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.35
Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23
+65.2%

Pentium G4560 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9400 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22561841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.63
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency1.344.14
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$108

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1333 MHz8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C65 °C
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Pentium G4560.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 Q9400 1.35
Pentium G4560 2.23
+65.2%

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 Q9400 2138
Pentium G4560 3539
+65.5%

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 Q9400 334
Pentium G4560 718
+115%

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 Q9400 925
Pentium G4560 1463
+58.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Core 2 Quad Q9400 4280
Pentium G4560 5710
+33.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 2.23
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 54 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9400 has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium G4560, on the other hand, has a 65.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9400 in performance tests.


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