HP Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 vs HP Intel Core2 Quad Q9550

Key differences

The HP Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 has 0.43 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2.83 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). The HP Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (4 vs 2). The HP Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 has 20 nm more processor lithography than the HP Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 (65 nm vs 45 nm). Processor family: Intel® Core™2 Duo on the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E4600, Intel® Core™2 Quad on the HP Intel Core2 Quad Q9550. Processor model: E4600 on the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E4600, Q9550 on the HP Intel Core2 Quad Q9550.

• Processor family
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:Intel® Core™2 Quad
• Processor model
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:E4600
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:Q9550
• Processor base frequency
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:2.4 GHz
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:2.83 GHz
• Processor cores
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:2
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:4
• Processor lithography
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:65 nm
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:45 nm
• Processor cache
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:2 MB
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:12 MB
• Processor front side bus
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:800 MHz
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:1333 MHz
• Thermal Design Power (TDP)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4600:65 W
  • Intel Core2 Quad Q9550:95 W