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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
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Intel Core i5 2500 Cpu
Intel Core i5 2500
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Intel Xeon E5450 Cpu
Intel Xeon E5450
User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %

General

Processor socketLGA 775LGA 1155LGA 771
Operating modes
N/A
64-bit
N/A
Component for
N/A
N/A
Server/Workstation

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.3 GHz3.0 GHz
Number of cores444
Number of threads444
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W95.0 W80.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeFSBDMIFSB
Bus speed1333.0 MHz
N/A
1333.0 MHz
Idle statesyesyesyes
Max turbo speed
N/A
3.7 GHz
N/A

Memory

Cache12 MB6 MB12 MB
Cache typeL2L3L2
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
32.0 GB
N/A
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
21.0 GB/s
N/A

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
N/A
16
N/A
Supported instruction sets
N/A
AVX
N/A

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