Turion X2 RM-77 vs Core 2 Quad Q9000

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion X2 RM-77 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2462not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Quad2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency2.09no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Griffin (2008−2009)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion X2 RM-77 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz4000 MHz
L1 cacheno data0 MB
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 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 Turion X2 RM-77 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 data1
SocketPGA478Socket S1 (638)
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion X2 RM-77. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
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 Turion X2 RM-77 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 Turion X2 RM-77 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

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

Turion X2 RM-77, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion X2 RM-77. We've got no test results to judge.


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