Pentium P6200 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiencyno data1.54
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateNovember 2007 (17 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz0.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate1333 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size2x 107 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200 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 QX9650 and Pentium P6200 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium P6200, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium P6200. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6200 is a notebook one.


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