Pentium 4 HT 516 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium 4 HT 516 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 processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.47no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium 4 HT 516 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data16 KB
L2 cache12288 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data109 mm2
Number of transistorsno data125 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium 4 HT 516 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
SocketLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt84 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium 4 HT 516. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 84 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 HT 516, on the other hand, has 13.1% lower power consumption.

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