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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Intel Core i3-540
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-540
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-540
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-540
80 %
2C / 4T · 3.06 GHz
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
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Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
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2,219 entries
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2,504 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core2 Quad (19) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) | Intel Core i3 500 (4) |
| Architecture | Yorkfield (Penryn) | Clarkdale |
| Technology | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 775 | LGA 1156 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.50 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 6.00 MB | 0.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| GPU frequency | 0.50 - 0.73 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 12 / 24 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 95 W | 73 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2008 | Q1/2010 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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