Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 vs Core 2 Quad Q9650

Place in the ranking	2121	2823
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	1.55	0.49
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Toledo (2006)
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	1000 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. 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
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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 Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.56	0.57
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	110 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9650 has a 173.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 15.8% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.