Ryzen 3 3250U vs Core 2 Quad Q9550s

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1737
Place by popularity	not in top-100	63
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	27 January 2009 (15 years ago)	6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.83 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
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
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 January 2009	6 January 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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