Pentium Dual Core T4300 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.46
+89.6%
Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.77

Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21982670
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.462.10
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release dateno data1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache12288 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775P
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual Core T4300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Pentium Dual Core T4300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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 Q9550 1.46
+89.6%
Pentium Dual T4300 0.77

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 Q9550 2342
+90.1%
Pentium Dual T4300 1232

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 3106
+38.5%
Pentium Dual T4300 2242

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 10825
+167%
Pentium Dual T4300 4057

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 4230
+132%
Pentium Dual T4300 1825

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 0.77
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a 89.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Dual T4300, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4300 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T4300 is a notebook one.


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