Xeon Gold 6342 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9550 by a whopping 1878% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2474 | 235 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.60 | 4.93 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | no data | 6 April 2021 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342: 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12288 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342 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 | 2 |
| Socket | LGA775 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 230 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1,DDR2,DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Xeon Gold 6342.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.36 | 26.90 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 230 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 142% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6342, on the other hand, has a 1878% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6342 is a server/workstation one.
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