Intel Core i7-7700K vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  7 2
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000 Intel Core 2 Quad
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-6700K --
• Successor
  Intel Core i7-8700K --

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
  4.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.50 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  4.40 GHz 2.50 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

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

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.15 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  24
• Shader
  192
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9.5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016

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

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Intel Core i7-7700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 0
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  91 W 95 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i7-7700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE3
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kaby Lake S Yorkfield
• Technology
  14 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1151 AM1
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q1/2008