Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 and AMD Athlon II X3 450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2224 vs 1858
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 395 vs 372
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1225 vs 941
8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 28.113 vs 3.501
Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.158 vs 0.091

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2224 vs 1858
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395 vs 372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1225 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	28.113 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.158 vs 0.091

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 1215
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.762

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 0.762

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1302

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2224

1858

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

395

372

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1225

941

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.762

1.488

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

28.113

3.501

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.158

0.091

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500	AMD Athlon II X3 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1215	1302
PassMark - CPU mark	2224	1858
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395	372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1225	941
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.762	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	28.113	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.158	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500	AMD Athlon II X3 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Rana
Place in performance rating	2930	2962
Processor Number	Q9500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.83 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	164 mm2	169 mm
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C
Number of cores	4	3
Transistor count	456 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3