Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Xeon X5482

Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5482
2007
150 Watt
1.73
+38.4%
Core 2 Quad Q9300
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.25

Xeon X5482 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9300 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5482 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20412310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.091.24
Architecture codenameno dataYorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5482 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5482 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5482 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+-
FSB parity++

Security technologies

Xeon X5482 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 Xeon X5482 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5482 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, 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.


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.

Xeon X5482 1.73
+38.4%
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1.25

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.

Xeon X5482 2755
+38.7%
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1986

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.

Xeon X5482 433
+36.2%
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.

Xeon X5482 1339
+50.4%
Core 2 Quad Q9300 890

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 1.25
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon X5482 has a 38.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Core 2 Quad Q9300, on the other hand, has 57.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5482 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5482 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Quad Q9300 is a desktop one.


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