Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Intel Core i7-860S

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Intel Core i7-860S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500

Intel Core i7-860S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500

Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1216 vs 1093

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1216 vs 1093

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860S

Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2280 vs 2226
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.907 vs 0.762
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 46.184 vs 28.113
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.278 vs 0.158

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2280 vs 2226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.907 vs 0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	46.184 vs 28.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.278 vs 0.158

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1216

1093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2226

2280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.762

0.907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

28.113

46.184

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.158

0.278

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500	Intel Core i7-860S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1216	1093
PassMark - CPU mark	2226	2280
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	0.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	28.113	46.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.158	0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.716

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500	Intel Core i7-860S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Lynnfield
Place in performance rating	2918	2912
Processor Number	Q9500	i7-860S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$422
Price now		$198.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	164 mm2	296 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	456 million	774 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.46 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	82 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8