Xeon E-2436 vs Core 2 Quad Q9505

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2230	510
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	97.95
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.35	20.61
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	2009 (15 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.83 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	16 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	164 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 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 Q9505 and Xeon E-2436 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	1
Socket	FCLGA775,LGA775	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.41	14.69
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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