Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1182 vs 736
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2138 vs 683
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 382 vs 242
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1222 vs 423

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1182 vs 736
PassMark - CPU mark	2138 vs 683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1222 vs 423

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 71.4°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 71.4°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2138

683

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

382

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1222

423

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1182	736
PassMark - CPU mark	2138	683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1222	423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	24.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.253

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Conroe
Launch date	Q3'09	August 2007
Place in performance rating	2891	2906
Processor Number	Q9505	E2180
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	164 mm2	77 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	73.3°C
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	456 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3