Core 2 Quad Q9505 vs Xeon X3380

Place in the ranking	2082	2230
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.61	1.35
Architecture codename	no data	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505 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	no data	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	no data	4
Base clock speed	3.16 GHz	2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	0.83 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	164 mm²
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	no data	456 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505 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	no data	1
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3380 and Core 2 Quad Q9505.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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.

Xeon X3380 1.68
+19.1%

Core 2 Quad Q9505 1.41

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.

Xeon X3380 2568
+19.1%

Core 2 Quad Q9505 2156