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).

 

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 1847
  • 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 1847
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: 1301 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 1301 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
1301
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2224
1847
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 1301
PassMark - CPU mark 2224 1847
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 2961
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