Ryzen 3 1100 vs Core 2 Quad Q9450

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2222not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.37no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Zen (2017−2020)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million4800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100 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
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100. 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
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100 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 Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100 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 Q9450 and Ryzen 3 1100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 1100 has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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