Pentium 8505 vs Core 2 Quad Q9400s

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date18 January 2009 (15 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 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)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 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
SocketLGA775Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505. 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)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 January 2009 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 5
Threads 4 6
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium 8505 has an age advantage of 13 years, 25% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Pentium 8505. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400s is a desktop processor while Pentium 8505 is a notebook one.


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