Core i7-720QM vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40
+34.6%
Core i7-720QM
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.04

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core i7-720QM by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22252441
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.392.19
Architecture codenameno dataClarksfield (2009−2010)
Release dateno data23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$546

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.83 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate1333 MHz2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataNone

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM.

PCIe versionno data2
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 Q9500 1.40
+34.6%
i7-720QM 1.04

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
+34.1%
i7-720QM 1659

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 Q9500 362
+18.3%
i7-720QM 306

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 Q9500 1008
+18%
i7-720QM 854

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 1.04
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score.

i7-720QM, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-720QM in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop processor while Core i7-720QM is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core i7-720QM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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