Core i5-520E vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2145not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency1.47no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$210

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E 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
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate1333 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache12288 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Number of transistorsno data382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E 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)
SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Core i5-520E.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 100% more physical cores.

i5-520E, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Core i5-520E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Core i5-520E is a notebook one.


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