Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600 vs Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600 has 0.5 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 (3.33 GHz vs 2.83 GHz). The Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 has 6 MB more processor cache than the Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600 (12 MB vs 6 MB). Processor family: Intel® Core™2 Duo on the Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600, Intel® Core™2 Quad on the Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550. Processor model: E8600 on the Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600, Q9550 on the Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550.

Processor family
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor model
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:E8600
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:Q9550
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:3.33 GHz
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:2.83 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:2
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:4
Processor cache
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:6 MB
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:12 MB
L2 cache speed
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:3.33 GHz
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:2.83 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:65 W
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:95 W
Number of Processing Die Transistors
- Intel Core2 Duo E8600:410 M
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:820 M

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Comparison of Intel Core2 Duo E8600, Intel Core2 Quad Q9550
33 specifications	A Acer Intel Core2 Duo E8600 View product	B Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 View product
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor modelDiffers	E8600	Q9550
Processor base frequencyDiffers	3.33 GHz	2.83 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Package type	Tray	Tray
Component for	PC	PC
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	12 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
L2 cache speedDiffers	3.33 GHz	2.83 GHz
Processor front side bus	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
VID Voltage Range	0.8500 - 1.3625 V	0.8500 - 1.3625 V
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	Intel® G31 Express, Intel® G33 Express, Intel® G35 Express, Intel® G41 Express, Intel® G43 Express, Intel® G45 Express, Intel® P31 Express, Intel® P35 Express, Intel® P43 Express, Intel® P45 Express, Intel® Q33 Express, Intel® Q35 Express, Intel® Q43 Express, Intel® Q45 Express, Intel® X38 Express,	Intel® G33 Express, Intel® G35 Express, Intel® G41 Express, Intel® G43 Express, Intel® G45 Express, Intel® P35 Express, Intel® P43 Express, Intel® P45 Express, Intel® Q33 Express, Intel® Q35 Express, Intel® Q43 Express, Intel® Q45 Express, Intel® X38 Express, Intel® X48 Express
SteppingKnown for one	E0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLB9L	Unknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	410 M	820 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	107 mm²	214 mm²
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	72.4 °C	71.4 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package size	37.5 mm	37.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-d, VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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