A6-3670K vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and A6-3670K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2207not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.39no data
Architecture codenameno dataLlano (2011−2012)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and A6-3670K 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and A6-3670K 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
SocketLGA775FM1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and A6-3670K. 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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and A6-3670K 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 Q9500 and A6-3670K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and A6-3670K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6530D

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 5.3% lower power consumption.

A6-3670K, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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