Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs FX-8800P

Place in the ranking	2012	2158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)
Power efficiency	11.29	1.46
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.83 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	12288 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	250 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 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	FP4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR1,DDR2,DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

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.

FX-8800P 1.79
+21.8%

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1.47

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-8800P 2851
+21.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9550 2338

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.

FX-8800P 524
+41.6%

Core 2 Quad Q9550 370

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.

FX-8800P 1193
+14.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9550 1038

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.

FX-8800P 2604

Core 2 Quad Q9550 3106
+19.3%

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.

FX-8800P 7860

Core 2 Quad Q9550 10825
+37.7%

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.

FX-8800P 4227

Core 2 Quad Q9550 4230
+0.1%

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.

FX-8800P 3

Core 2 Quad Q9550 3
+0.9%