Itanium 9350 vs Core 2 Quad Q9400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2238not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.33no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)no data
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350 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 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB24 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
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 Itanium 9350 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-+
PAEno data50 Bit
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 185 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9400 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 94.7% lower power consumption.

Itanium 9350, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Itanium 9350. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9350 is a server/workstation one.


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