Pentium Dual-Core E2200 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)December 2007 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12288 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 Q9550 2348
+219%
Pentium Dual-Core E2200 735

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual-Core E2200, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Pentium Dual-Core E2200. We've got no test results to judge.


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