Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Intel Celeron 2.30

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Intel Celeron 2.30 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Q9500

Intel Celeron 2.30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.4°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1215 vs 559
9.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2224 vs 227

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1215 vs 559
PassMark - CPU mark	2224 vs 227

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.30

Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 58.3 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58.3 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

559

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2224

227

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500	Intel Celeron 2.30
PassMark - Single thread mark	1215	559
PassMark - CPU mark	2224	227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1225
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	28.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.158

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500	Intel Celeron 2.30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Northwood
Place in performance rating	2931	2915
Processor Number	Q9500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		March 2003
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	164 mm2	131 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	70°C
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	456 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.315V-1.525V
L1 cache		8 KB
L2 cache		128 KB
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	58.3 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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2