Intel Core M-5Y71 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core M 5 Intel Core 2 Quad
• Family
  Intel Core M Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  5 2
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

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

• Base Frequency
  1.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.9 GHz 2.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  2.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 2.5 GHz

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
  11.2 -
• Execution units
  24 -
• Generation
  8 -
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 5300 no iGPU
• GPU Turbo
  900 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  3 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB -
• Release date
  Q3/2014 -
• Shader
  192 -
• Technology
  14 nm -

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

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Intel Core M-5Y71. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 0
• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM -
• PCIe lanes
  12 -
• PCIe version
  2.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core M-5Y71 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  4.5 W 95 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core M-5Y71 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Broadwell Y Yorkfield
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE3
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Release date
  Q4/2014 Q1/2008
• Socket
  BGA 1234 AM1
• Technology
  14 nm 45 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-d