Core 2 Quad Q9000 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Place in performance ranking	2241	2319
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Extreme	Intel Core 2 Quad
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$348
Current price	$844	$133 (0.4x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	1.05V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 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	2	no data
Socket	PGA478	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Core 2 Quad Q9000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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.

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1.16
+14.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 1.01

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 15% based on our aggregated 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%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1805
+14.3%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 1579

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 14% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3114
+29.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2396

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 30% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 10882
+35.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 8008

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 36% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3780
+32%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2863

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 32% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 15.74
+28.7%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 20.25

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 29% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3
+10.5%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.