Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Intel Celeron D 352 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Intel Celeron D 352

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71.4°C vs 69.2°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 576
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1984 vs 274

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C vs 69.2°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 576
PassMark - CPU mark	1984 vs 274

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 352

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

274

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300	Intel Celeron D 352
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	576
PassMark - CPU mark	1984	274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	348
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	24.465

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300	Intel Celeron D 352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Cedarmill
Launch date	March 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2868	2883
Price now	$49.99
Processor Number	Q9300	352
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	164 mm2	81 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	69.2°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	456 million	188 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.25V-1.325V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	86 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)