Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
1.45
+98.6%

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by 99% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Duo E6850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20572541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.750.42
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore 2 Duo (Desktop)
Architecture codenameno dataConroe (2006−2007)
Release dateno datano data
Current price$58 $182
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 1031% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E6850.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Duo E6850 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data3 GHz
Bus supportno data1333 MHz
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Duo E6850 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.

SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Duo E6850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Duo E6850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Core 2 Duo E6850 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no 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 1.45
+98.6%
Core 2 Duo E6850 0.73

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by 99% in our combined 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 2221
+98.7%
Core 2 Duo E6850 1118

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by 99% 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 365
+9.6%
Core 2 Duo E6850 333

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by 10% 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 1048
+89.9%
Core 2 Duo E6850 552

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by 90% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.45 0.73
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

The Core 2 Quad Q9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6850 in performance tests.


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