Celeron T3500 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2379not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Extremeno data
Power efficiency2.40no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 July 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache12 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500 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 configuration2no data
SocketPGA478PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500 are enumerated here.

VT-x+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.



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 Extreme QX9300 1805
+137%
Celeron T3500 762

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron T3500 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Celeron T3500. We've got no test results to judge.


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