Phenom II X3 N870 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2210 | 2418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 1.40 | 2.87 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 2.83 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X3 N870 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.
| Socket | LGA775 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
| 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 Phenom II X3 N870 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 Phenom II X3 N870 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 Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.43 | 1.08 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9500 has a 32.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Quad Q9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 N870 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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