Pentium Gold G5600 vs Core 2 Quad Q9650
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G5600 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9650 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2026 | 1693 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.43 | 3.11 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | August 2008 (15 years ago) | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $93 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Gold G5600 has 117% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q9650.
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per die) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Pentium Gold G5600 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9650 by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium Gold G5600 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9650 by 56% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.60 | 2.48 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 54 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 100% more physical cores.
Pentium Gold G5600, on the other hand, has a 55% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.
The Pentium Gold G5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9650 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Pentium Gold G5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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