Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Pentium G860

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G860
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.95
Core 2 Quad Q9300
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.30
+36.8%

Core 2 Quad Q9300 outperforms Pentium G860 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25162292
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.331.25
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)6 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors504 million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 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
SocketFCLGA1155LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and Core 2 Quad Q9300.

PCIe version2.0no data

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 G860 0.95
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1.30
+36.8%

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.

Pentium G860 1448
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1984
+37%

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.

Pentium G860 422
+32.7%
Core 2 Quad Q9300 318

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.

Pentium G860 701
Core 2 Quad Q9300 888
+26.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 1.30
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium G860 has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9300, on the other hand, has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core 2 Quad Q9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G860 in performance tests.


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