Celeron Dual-Core T3500 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40
+75%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.80

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22252615
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron Dual-Core
Power efficiency1.392.16
Architecture codenameno dataPenryn (2008−2011)
Release dateno data26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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.

SocketLGA775Socket P PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. 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 T3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 are enumerated here.

VT-x+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.


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 Q9500 1.40
+75%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 0.80

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 Q9500 2224
+74.4%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 0.80
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has a 75% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop processor while Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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