Ryzen 3 3250U vs Core 2 Extreme QX9775

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1768
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data15.14
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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
SocketLGA771FP5
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX9775 has 100% more physical cores.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9775 and Ryzen 3 3250U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX9775 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


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