Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 vs Acer Intel Pentium E6500

27specifications compared
15differ
12identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Pentium E6500 has 0.1 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 (2.93 GHz vs 2.83 GHz). The Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Pentium E6500 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 has 10 MB more processor cache than the Acer Intel Pentium E6500 (12 MB vs 2 MB). Processor family: Intel® Core™2 Quad on the Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550, Intel® Xeon® 6000 Sequence on the Acer Intel Pentium E6500. Processor model: Q9550 on the Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550, E6500 on the Acer Intel Pentium E6500.

Processor family
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- Intel Pentium E6500:Intel® Xeon® 6000 Sequence
Processor model
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:Q9550
- Intel Pentium E6500:E6500
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:2.83 GHz
- Intel Pentium E6500:2.93 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:4
- Intel Pentium E6500:2
Component for
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:PC
- Intel Pentium E6500:Server/workstation
Processor cache
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:12 MB
- Intel Pentium E6500:2 MB
L2 cache speed
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:2.83 GHz
- Intel Pentium E6500:2.93 GHz
Processor front side bus
- Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:1333 MHz
- Intel Pentium E6500:1066 MHz

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Comparison of Intel Core2 Quad Q9550, Intel Pentium E6500
35 specifications	A Acer Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 View product	B Acer Intel Pentium E6500 View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Xeon® 6000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	Q9550	E6500
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.83 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Package type	Tray	Tray
Component forDiffers	PC	Server/workstation
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	2 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
L2 cache speedDiffers	2.83 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
VID Voltage RangeDiffers	0.8500 - 1.3625 V	0.8500 – 1.3625
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	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	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,
FSB ParityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	R0
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLGUH
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	820 M	228 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	214 mm²	82 mm²
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm	45 nm
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	71.4 °C	74.1 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-d, VT-x	VT-x

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