Core 2 Extreme QX9650 vs A10-4600M

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Primary details

Comparing A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2336not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.30no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)November 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm22x 107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFS1r2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 130 Watt

A10-4600M has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10-4600M and Core 2 Extreme QX9650. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is a desktop one.


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