Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2226	2437
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.07
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Core 2 Quad	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Haswell-WS (2013)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$2255	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4096 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	1
Socket	PGA478	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon E3-1220L v3.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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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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 Quad Q9100 outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v3 by 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.24	0.91
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	13 Watt

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