Athlon MP 2000+ vs Core 2 Quad Q9000

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon MP 2000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 QuadAMD Athlon MP
Power efficiency2.09no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)27 August 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$319

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon MP 2000+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate1066 MHz266 MT/s
Multiplierno data12.5
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache6 MB256 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size107 mm285 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon MP 2000+ 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt58.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon MP 2000+. 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 MP 2000+ 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 MP 2000+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon MP 2000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 27 August 2002
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 58 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9000 has an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 28.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Athlon MP 2000+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Quad Q9000 is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 2000+ is a server/workstation one.


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