Intel Core i5-520E vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505S

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-520E and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Core i5-520E

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520E

Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 76.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 76.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2

Number of cores	4 vs 2

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-520E	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Yorkfield
Launch date	Q1'10	Q3'09
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	i5-520E	Q9505S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.83 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	164 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	76.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	456 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	BGA 34mmX28mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	1
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1X16, 2X8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)