A4-5145M vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and A4-5145M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2158not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)AMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.46no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Richland (2013−2014)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and A4-5145M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache12288 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and A4-5145M 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
SocketLGA775FP2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and A4-5145M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and A4-5145M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and A4-5145M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8310G

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A4-5145M, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and A4-5145M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while A4-5145M is a notebook one.


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