Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Celeron N4100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.55
+10.7%
Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40

Celeron N4100 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21192212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency24.451.39
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)no data
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature105 deg C71 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1090LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Core 2 Quad Q9500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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.

Celeron N4100 1.55
+10.7%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 1.40

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.

Celeron N4100 2457
+10.5%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 2224

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.

Celeron N4100 309
Core 2 Quad Q9500 364
+17.8%

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.

Celeron N4100 827
Core 2 Quad Q9500 1023
+23.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 1.40
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron N4100 has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4100 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop one.


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