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Intel Celeron 6205 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2020
Intel Celeron 6205
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s

What's the best choice Intel Celeron 6205 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Celeron 6205 has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s has a base frequency of 2.83 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2008.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 66% better clock speed

    2.83 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1003 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron 6205 Intel Celeron 6205
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron 6000 left arrow Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core2 Duo
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow No
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop
  • Successor
    - left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.7 GHz left arrow 2.83 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    1.7 GHz left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    1.7 GHz left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow -
  • Generation
    11 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) left arrow -
  • GPU Turbo
    1250 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow -
  • Shader
    384 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Intel Celeron 6205. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733 left arrow DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron 6205 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 80 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow No
  • TDP down
    - left arrow No
  • TDP up
    - left arrow No
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron 6205 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake U left arrow Yorkfield
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 12 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow No
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2008
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow LGA 775
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-d

Benchmarks

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