Xeon 6780E vs Core 2 Quad Q9450

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2547	56
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.28
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.56	6.34
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	March 2008 (18 years ago)	3 June 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E: 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)	144
Threads	4	144
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	0 KB	108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	820 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E 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	2
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	88

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.26	49.56
Physical cores	4	144
Threads	4	144
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	330 Watt