Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Intel Xeon E-2378. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2008
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
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Q3/2021
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Intel Xeon E-2378
Intel Xeon E-2378

What's the best choice Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 or Intel Xeon E-2378? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q1/2008.

Intel Xeon E-2378 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    513 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    413 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1122 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1042 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    750 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    617 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    888 place
Intel Xeon E-2378 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon E-2378
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 92 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
Intel Xeon E-2378 Intel Xeon E-2378
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core 2 Quad left arrow Intel Xeon E-2300
  • Family
    Intel Core2 Duo left arrow Intel Xeon E
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 9
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
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
    2.5 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.5 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - 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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E-2378 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    0 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    - left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Intel Xeon E-2378 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
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Intel Xeon E-2378, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Yorkfield left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2008 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Socket
    AM1 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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