Celeron T3500 vs Core 2 Quad Q9000
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms Celeron T3500 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Celeron T3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2480 | 2917 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Quad | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.07 | 1.31 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 July 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $348 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad Q9000 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 | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.175V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 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.
| Socket | PGA478 | PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 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 |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Quad Q9000 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 Quad Q9000 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.98 | 0.48 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 1 July 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9000 has a 104.2% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron T3500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Quad Q9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron T3500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Celeron T3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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