Celeron N2806 vs Core 2 Quad Q9650

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2108not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.55no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806 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 speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (per die)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors820 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806 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
SocketLGA775FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FSB parity-no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequencyno data756 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 Q9650 2478
+407%
Celeron N2806 489

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 4 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N2806, on the other hand, has a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 2275% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Celeron N2806. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9650 is a desktop processor while Celeron N2806 is a notebook one.


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