AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4020 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4020

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.4°C vs 70 °C
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 71.4°C vs 70 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4020
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Name AMD A4-4020 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 453
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 453
PassMark - Single thread mark 1216
PassMark - CPU mark 2338
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 412
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1299
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.904
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.476

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A4-4020 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Essentials

Architecture codename Richland Yorkfield
Family AMD A4-Series
Launch date March 2014 Q1'08
Launch price (MSRP) $40
Place in performance rating 3030 3016
Processor Number A4-4020 Q9550
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3200 MHz 2.83 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70 °C 71.4°C
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Bus Speed 1333 MHz FSB
Die size 214 mm2
Transistor count 820 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 Gb/s
Supported memory types DDR3-1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 720 MHz
Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon HD 7480D
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)