Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Pentium Gold G5500
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G5500 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1783 | 2227 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.74 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.47 | 1.39 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 1333 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | 1151 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.41 | 1.40 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium Gold G5500 has a 72.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 86.3% lower power consumption.
Core 2 Quad Q9500, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The Pentium Gold G5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5500 and Core 2 Quad Q9500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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