Pentium T3400 vs Core 2 Quad Q9300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9300
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.25
+198%

Core 2 Quad Q9300 outperforms Pentium T3400 by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23102991
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.251.14
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)no data
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity+-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Pentium T3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no 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.

Core 2 Quad Q9300 1.25
+198%
Pentium T3400 0.42

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9300 1986
+200%
Pentium T3400 663

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9300 318
+42.6%
Pentium T3400 223

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9300 890
+143%
Pentium T3400 367

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 0.42
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9300 has a 197.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium T3400, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium T3400 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9300 is a desktop processor while Pentium T3400 is a notebook one.


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