Phenom X3 8750 BE vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Core 2 Quad Q9500 Core 2 Quad Q9500
Phenom X3 8750 BE Phenom X3 8750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom X3 8750 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2212not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.39no data
Architecture codenameno dataToliman (2008)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)September 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom X3 8750 BE 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom X3 8750 BE 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
SocketLGA775AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom X3 8750 BE. 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 Phenom X3 8750 BE 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 X3 8750 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom X3 8750 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

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Community ratings

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