Phenom II X4 P960 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.47
+51.5%
Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.97

Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21702495
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency1.463.67
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateno data19 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache12288 KB2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1.47
+51.5%
Phenom II X4 P960 0.97

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 370
+59.5%
Phenom II X4 P960 232

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1038
+30.4%
Phenom II X4 P960 796

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 3106
+101%
Phenom II X4 P960 1542

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 10825
+102%
Phenom II X4 P960 5354

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 4230
+67.9%
Phenom II X4 P960 2519

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Quad Q9550 3
+67%
Phenom II X4 P960 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 0.97
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Phenom II X4 P960, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Phenom II X4 P960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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