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).

AMD A4-4020

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

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		1221
PassMark - CPU mark		2346
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	3028	3013
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)