Xeon W-3375 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.45
Xeon W-3375
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
38.61
+2563%

Xeon W-3375 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a whopping 2563% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking220786
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.3913.04
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-W (2021)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375 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)38
Threads476
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375 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 Xeon W-3375. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data64

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
Xeon W-3375 38.61
+2563%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 2224
Xeon W-3375 59091
+2557%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 364
Xeon W-3375 1818
+399%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1023
Xeon W-3375 17713
+1631%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 38.61
Physical cores 4 38
Threads 4 76
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 270 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 184.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3375, on the other hand, has a 2562.8% higher aggregate performance score, 850% more physical cores and 1800% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop processor while Xeon W-3375 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Xeon W-3375, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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