Celeron Dual-Core T3000 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2210	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Power efficiency	1.40	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Penryn-1M (2009)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	1 May 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3000 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3000 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.

Socket	LGA775	P (478)
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3000. 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3000 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 Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3000 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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