Pentium Dual Core T4200 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2104	2569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.75	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codename	no data	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	no data	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$46	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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.

Socket	LGA775	PG478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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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.

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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 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.44	0.74
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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