Xeon w3-2525 vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2345not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesCore 2 Quadno data
Power efficiency2.54no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$609

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (per die)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB22.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525 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 configuration21
SocketPGA478FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 175 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9100 has 288.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Quad Q9100 is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.


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