Core i7-5750HQ vs Core 2 Quad Q9400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2243not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.33no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Broadwell-H (2015)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$434

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1333 MHz5 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2182 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Core i7-5750HQ.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 47 Watt

i7-5750HQ has 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 102.1% lower power consumption.

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