Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 61% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
• Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 71.4°C vs 60.1°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1283 vs 712
• 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2479 vs 717
• Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 444 vs 261
• 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1400 vs 451

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1283 712
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2479 717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	444 261
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1400 451

Compare specifications (specs)