Xeon W-1390T vs Core 2 Quad Q9400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T 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 processorServer
Power efficiency1.33no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)no data
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 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-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon W-1390T has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Xeon W-1390T. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400 is a desktop processor while Xeon W-1390T is a server/workstation one.


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