Celeron T3500 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Celeron T3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1658	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	2.02	no data
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	no data
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	1 July 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Bus rate	1600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	1 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	55 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9770 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	LGA775	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	136 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 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 QX9770 and Celeron T3500 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Celeron T3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

136 Watt

35 Watt

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