Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400

Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs Core 2 Quad Q9400 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E5-1620 v2 performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q9400. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q9400 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Xeon E5-1620 v2 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E5-1620 v2 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9400. The Core 2 Quad Q9400 outputs less heat than Xeon E5-1620 v2 thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Xeon E5-1620 v2 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.