HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 vs HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Key differences

The HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 has 0.17 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (2.83 GHz vs 2.66 GHz). The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 (4 vs 2). The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 6 MB more processor cache than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 (12 MB vs 6 MB). Only the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has FSB Parity. Processor family: Intel® Core™2 Duo on the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300, Intel® Core™2 Quad on the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450.

• Processor family
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:Intel® Core™2 Quad
• Processor model
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:E8300
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:Q9450
• Processor base frequency
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:2.83 GHz
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:2.66 GHz
• Processor cores
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:2
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:4
• Processor cache
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:6 MB
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:12 MB
• Thermal Design Power (TDP)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:65 W
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:95 W
• FSB Parity
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:No
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:Yes
• Stepping
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:C0
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:C1