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HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 vs HP Intel Pentium E6600

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 14identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Intel Pentium E6600 has 0.4 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (3.06 GHz vs 2.66 GHz). The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Pentium E6600 (4 vs 2). The HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 10 MB more processor cache than the HP Intel Pentium E6600 (12 MB vs 2 MB). Only the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Processor family: Intel® Core™2 Quad on the HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, Intel® Pentium® on the HP Intel Pentium E6600.

  • Processor family
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:Intel® Core™2 Quad
    • Intel Pentium E6600:Intel® Pentium®
  • Processor model
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:Q9450
    • Intel Pentium E6600:E6600
  • Processor base frequency
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:2.66 GHz
    • Intel Pentium E6600:3.06 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:4
    • Intel Pentium E6600:2
  • Processor cache
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:12 MB
    • Intel Pentium E6600:2 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:L2
    • Intel Pentium E6600:L3
  • Processor front side bus
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:1333 MHz
    • Intel Pentium E6600:1066 MHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450:95 W
    • Intel Pentium E6600:65 W

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Comparison of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, Intel Pentium E6600
31 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™2 QuadIntel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffersQ9450E6600
Processor base frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz3.06 GHz
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor lithography45 nm45 nm
Package typeTrayTray
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2L3
Processor front side busDiffers1333 MHz1066 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W65 W
FSB ParityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffersC1R0
Features2 differ
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Idle StatesYesYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers820 M228 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers214 mm²82 mm²
Embedded options availableNoNo
Processor special features1 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)NoNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)NoNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyNoNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingNoNo
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers71.4 °C74.1 °C
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)DiffersVT-d, VT-xVT-x

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