HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 vs HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S

Key differences

The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 (4 vs 2). The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S has 6 MB more processor cache than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 (12 MB vs 6 MB). The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S has 410 M more processing Die Transistors than the HP Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 (820 M vs 410 M). Only the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S 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 Q9550S.

• Processor family
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:Intel® Core™2 Quad
• Processor model
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:E8300
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:Q9550S
• Processor cores
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:2
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:4
• Processor cache
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:6 MB
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:12 MB
• FSB Parity
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:No
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:Yes
• Stepping
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:C0
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:E0
• Number of Processing Die Transistors
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:410 M
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:820 M
• Processing Die size
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8300:107 mm²
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S:214 mm²