Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Desktop Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core2 Duo Intel Core i9
• Generation
  2 13
• CPU group
  Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 Intel Core i 13000
• Predecessor
  No Intel Core i9-12900K
• Successor
  No No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  2.83 GHz 3.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 24
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No No
• CPU Threads
  4 32
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066 DDR5-5600
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe
  No data 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Core i9-13900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 125 W
• TDP up
  No No
• TDP (PL2)
  No 241 W
• TDP down
  No No
• Tjunction max.
  90 °C 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  12.00 MB 32.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  No 36.00 MB
• Architecture
  Yorkfield Raptor Lake S
• Technology
  45 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 775 LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q1/2008 Q4/2022