AMD Turion II Ultra M640 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II Ultra M640 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 Turion II Ultra M640

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M640

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	10 September 2009 vs March 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1127 vs 1067
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2187 vs 1034

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	12288 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark	2187 vs 1034

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II Ultra M640
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

1127

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1034

2187

Name	AMD Turion II Ultra M640	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067	1127
PassMark - CPU mark	1034	2187
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.249

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II Ultra M640	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Yorkfield
Launch date	10 September 2009	March 2008
Place in performance rating	2228	2980
Series	AMD Turion II Ultra	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Price now		$335
Processor Number		Q9450
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.31
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.67 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		214 mm2
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum core temperature		71.4°C
Transistor count		820 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
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
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)