Core 2 Quad Q9000 vs Xeon E5-2690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1007	2359
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Quad
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	March 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$397	$348
Current price	$41 (0.1x MSRP)	$133 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	435 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2270 million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.05V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core 2 Quad Q9000.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

Xeon E5-2690 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 517% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.29	1.02
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Cost	$397	$348
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	45 Watt

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