Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs Core 2 Quad Q9000

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2458not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Quad2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency2.09no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz1000 MHz
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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.

SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 1575
+133%
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 675

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 2863
+74.7%
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1639

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9000 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon 64 X2 4400+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Quad Q9000 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 4400+ is a desktop one.


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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
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