Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Core 2 Quad Q9400s

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data40.15
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date18 January 2009 (15 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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
SocketLGA775FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS. 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 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HS has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 9 6900HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9400s is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HS is a notebook one.


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