Xeon E-2468 vs Core 2 Quad Q9505

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2136	363
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.69	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$42	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2468 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	no data	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	no data	16
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2468 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	no data	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-2468. 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	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2468 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-2468 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-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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.

Xeon E-2468 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9505 by 1090% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.39	16.54
Recency	1 July 2009	14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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