PRO A6-8570E vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2212	2438
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.39	1.50
Architecture codename	no data	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	October 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L2 cache	no data	1024 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	LGA775	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
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 PRO A6-8570E 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 PRO A6-8570E 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 PRO A6-8570E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Switchable graphics	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

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n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and PRO A6-8570E.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.40	1.03
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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