Athlon X2 5050e vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Athlon X2 5050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2145not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.47no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Athlon X2 5050e 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
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache12288 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Athlon X2 5050e 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 Watt45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Athlon X2 5050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X2 5050e, on the other hand, has 111.1% lower power consumption.

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