Atom N475 vs Core 2 Quad Q9400
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q9400 outperforms Atom N475 by a whopping 1130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2550 | 3682 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | 0.60 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | August 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 June 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Atom N475 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 456 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Atom N475 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 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Atom N475. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Atom N475 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 Q9400 and Atom N475 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Atom N475. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel GMA 3150 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.23 | 0.10 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 6 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9400 has a 1130% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom N475, on the other hand, has 1483.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N475 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400 is a desktop processor while Atom N475 is a notebook one.
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