Xeon E5410 vs Core 2 Quad Q9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon E5410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2176	2163
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.00	0.20
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	no data
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$70	$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q9300 has 900% better value for money than Xeon E5410.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon E5410 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	2.5 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon E5410 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	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon E5410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	+
FSB parity	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Xeon E5410 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 Xeon E5410 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 Q9300 and Xeon E5410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

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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.

Xeon E5410 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9300 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.27	1.30
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

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