Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs Pentium G3260

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2250not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.36no data
Architecture codenameno dataYorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speedno data0.67 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistorsno data456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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
SocketFCLGA1150LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2015 18 January 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G3260 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 22.6% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9400s, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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