Xeon Gold 6346 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550s

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	213
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	no data	10.95
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	27 January 2009 (15 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.83 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	820 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Xeon Gold 6346.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 January 2009	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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