Xeon E-2186M vs Core 2 Quad Q9400s

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated985
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.76
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiencyno data15.11
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date18 January 2009 (15 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$623

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1333 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775BGA-1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M 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 Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 January 2009 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E-2186M has an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Xeon E-2186M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400s is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2186M is a server/workstation one.


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