AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	February 2007 vs January 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.83 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.83 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	12288 KB vs 512 KB

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s
Essentials
Architecture codename	Orleans	Yorkfield
Launch date	February 2007	January 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		Q9550S
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	183 mm	214 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.83 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	154 million	820 million
Base frequency		2.83 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		76 °C
Maximum core temperature		76.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)