Celeron N5105 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.44
Celeron N5105
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.62
+81.9%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21041642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.750.90
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataJasper Lake (2021)
Release dateno data11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$46 $1644

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 428% better value for money than Celeron N5105.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.9 GHz
L2 cacheno data1.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA775FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Celeron N5105.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1.44
Celeron N5105 2.62
+81.9%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 2224
Celeron N5105 4056
+82.4%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by 82% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 367
Celeron N5105 470
+28.1%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1052
Celeron N5105 1281
+21.8%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by 22% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 2.62
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

The Celeron N5105 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.


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