Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Dell i7-740QM processor

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- i7-740QM processor:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:Q9550
- i7-740QM processor:i7-740QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:2.83 GHz
- i7-740QM processor:1.73 GHz
Processor socket
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- i7-740QM processor:PGA988
Processor cache
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:12 MB
- i7-740QM processor:6 MB
Processor cache type
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:L2
- i7-740QM processor:Smart Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:95 W
- i7-740QM processor:45 W
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550:No
- i7-740QM processor:Yes

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Comparison of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, i7-740QM
51 specifications	A Acer Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 View product	B Dell i7-740QM processor Model i7-740QM View product
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	Q9550	i7-740QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.83 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	PGA988
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 GT/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	45 W
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 GB/s
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.8500 - 1.3625 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Featuresidentical
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	774 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 mm²
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 bit
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
TcaseKnown for one	71.4 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144 KB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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