Athlon II X4 640 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40
Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
+0.7%

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22252214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.92
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.391.40
Architecture codenameno dataPropus (2009−2011)
Release dateno data11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640. 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 Athlon II X4 640 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 Athlon II X4 640 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1.40
Athlon II X4 640 1.41
+0.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 2224
Athlon II X4 640 2245
+0.9%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 362
+15.7%
Athlon II X4 640 313

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1008
+6.2%
Athlon II X4 640 949

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 1.41

Athlon II X4 640 has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon II X4 640.


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