Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)
Power efficiency	no data	1.46
Architecture codename	Zosma (2010−2011)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	1 June 2010 (14 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T BE 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	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.83 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	12288 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	346 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	904 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE 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	AM3	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1,DDR2,DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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