Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 vs Intel Pentium M 1.50

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Intel Pentium M 1.50 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000

Intel Pentium M 1.50

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 881 vs 460
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1575 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs March 2003
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	881 vs 460
PassMark - CPU mark	1575 vs 366

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.50

Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 24.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.50

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

881

460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

366

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000	Intel Pentium M 1.50
PassMark - Single thread mark	881	460
PassMark - CPU mark	1575	366
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	22.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.118

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000	Intel Pentium M 1.50
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Banias
Launch date	1 January 2009	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$348
Place in performance rating	3079	3068
Price now	$389
Processor Number	Q9000
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.91
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	1066 MHz
L2 cache	6134 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	410 million	77 million
VID voltage range	1.050V-1.175V	0.956-1.484V
L1 cache		16 KB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA478	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	24.5 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2