Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Intel Celeron J1850

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Celeron J1850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 Q9550

Intel Celeron J1850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1221 vs 455
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2340 vs 942

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1221 vs 455
PassMark - CPU mark	2340 vs 942

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J1850

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
CPU 2: Intel Celeron J1850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1221

455

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2340

942

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Intel Celeron J1850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1221	455
PassMark - CPU mark	2340	942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1299
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.476

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Intel Celeron J1850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Bay Trail
Launch date	Q1'08	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	2929	2943
Processor Number	Q9550	J1850
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	214 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	100°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	820 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L1 cache		224 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	25mm X 27mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	FCBGA1170
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		688 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		792 MHz
Graphics max frequency		792 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		X4, X2, X1