Core i3-380UM vs Core 2 Quad Q9650

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2101not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.55no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM 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
Base clock speed3 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz0.03 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate1333 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache6 MB (per die)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size2x 107 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors820 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM 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 Q9650 and Core i3-380UM are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.



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 Q9650 2473
+232%
i3-380UM 745

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 Q9650 378
+81.7%
i3-380UM 208

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 Q9650 1062
+125%
i3-380UM 471

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 18 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-380UM, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 427.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Core i3-380UM. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9650 is a desktop processor while Core i3-380UM is a notebook one.


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