Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 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, 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).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505

AMD Athlon II X3 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2138 vs 1833
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 382 vs 372
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1222 vs 941
6.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 24.212 vs 3.501
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.138 vs 0.091
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.253 vs 3.184

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2138 vs 1833
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382 vs 372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1222 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	24.212 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138 vs 0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.253 vs 3.184

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 1182
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 0.676

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298 vs 1182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 0.676

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

1298

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2138

1833

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

382

372

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1222

941

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.676

1.488

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

24.212

3.501

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.138

0.091

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.253

3.184

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505	AMD Athlon II X3 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1182	1298
PassMark - CPU mark	2138	1833
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	382	372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1222	941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.676	1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	24.212	3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138	0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.253	3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505	AMD Athlon II X3 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Rana
Launch date	Q3'09	September 2010
Place in performance rating	2891	2897
Processor Number	Q9505
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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® 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)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3